Pancreatic Cancer , what is it?

Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer has been brought to the forefront by the diagnoses of several prominent persons. The lifetime risk of pancreatic cancer is about 1 in 72. Pancreatic cancer ranks as the fourth deadliest cancer. This cancer that equally affects men and women.


What is the Pancreas?
The pancreas is a 6-inch-long spongy, tube-shaped organ located in the back of the abdomen, behind the stomach. It has two major jobs in the body: to make digestive juices (enzymes) that help the intestines break down food, and to produce hormones — including insulin — that regulate the body's use of sugars and starches. Pancreatic cancer occurs when malignant (cancerous) cells grow, divide, and spread in the tissues of the pancreas.