Hello. I'm Doctor Clayton Hess, founder of CureRays Radiation Medicine. Let me walk you through this page: Keep Pancreatic Cancer Away®.

Pancreatic cancer is usually found late because it rarely causes symptoms early. There is no screening test for the general public — but if it runs in your family, structured surveillance at a specialized center is a real option.

Here is what you'll find on this page.

What lowers your risk. Don't smoke, and get help quitting if you do — smoking roughly doubles pancreatic cancer risk, and about 25% of cases are linked to it; Work toward a healthy body weight — obesity raises risk by about 20%; Limit heavy alcohol use, which drives the chronic pancreatitis that raises risk.

Who is at higher risk. People who smoke, carry excess weight, or have long-standing or new-onset type 2 diabetes; People with chronic pancreatitis, especially from heavy alcohol use or an inherited PRSS1 mutation; People with BRCA1 or BRCA2, Lynch syndrome, CDKN2A/p16, or Peutz–Jeghers syndrome.

Screening: who it is for, and who it is not. There is no recommended screening test for pancreatic cancer in average-risk adults.

Here is what you can do next.

Talk with our team. Every case is different. Look for the button marked Contact us.

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This page is informational only. It is not medical advice — please confirm anything here with your care team.

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