If you lose weight and have a 4-year history of diabetes, your risk of developing pancreatic cancer, the "king of cancer," is 3 to 4 times higher!

Pancreatic cancer, also known as the king of cancer, is one of the cancers that is difficult to detect in the early stages, has no specific symptoms, and has the worst prognosis. In addition, when most pancreatic cancer patients are diagnosed, the tumor is already in the late stage or has metastasized to distant sites. It is worth noting that according to foreign studies, new-onset diabetes, a history of diabetes or weight loss are all associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer. Among them, new diabetic patients with a history of diabetes within 4 years and accompanied by weight loss have a risk of pancreatic cancer that is 3.6 to 6.8 times that of normal people!

People who have a first-degree relative who has had pancreatic cancer have a 3-4 times higher chance of getting pancreatic cancer than the average person.

Mr. Cao, 57 years old, is busy at work and often has cakes and snacks as a quick meal during lunch time. On weekends and holidays, I also like to sit in a cafe with my family, chat, and order an afternoon tea dessert set to enjoy the leisurely weekend time. Starting half a year ago, Mr. Cao had a dull pain in his stomach from time to time, but he thought it was just an ordinary stomachache, so he went to the pharmacy to buy gastrointestinal medicine. However, after taking it for half a year, there was still no effect, and recently he had inexplicably lost weight.

The patient's blood lipids, fasting blood sugar, and glycosylated hemoglobin all exceeded the standard values, and he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer

A few days ago, Mr. Cao was introduced by relatives and friends to go for a health check at Beitou Health Management Hospital. After the check-up, when the doctor was explaining the report to him, Mr. Cao saw that the blood test results showed that blood lipids, fasting blood sugar, and glycosylated hemoglobin all exceeded the standard values, and he was shocked to realize that he had already suffered from diabetes. Then I saw the results of the zero-radiation magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) precision imaging examination, which revealed an invasive lesion in the pancreas, about 2.5 centimeters in size, which compressed the pancreatic duct, bile duct, and duodenum, and was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

After seeing the report, Mr. Cao said, "My mother-in-law also passed away from pancreatic cancer last year. She also had a history of diabetes, but I thought these two diseases were related to heredity. But now I think about it, we both have a preference for desserts, and we both have diabetes. We completely forgot that bad eating habits will lead us to the same path."

Early pancreatic cancer has almost no symptoms. Pay attention to maintaining a good lifestyle and regular health checks.

People who have a first-degree relative who has had pancreatic cancer have a 3-4 times higher chance of getting pancreatic cancer than the average person.

Qian Zhengping, deputy director of Beitou Health Management Hospital, said that people over 60 years old, who have smoking habits, obesity, chronic pancreatitis, diabetes, a family history of pancreas-related diseases, or who like high-sugar and high-calorie foods are all at risk of pancreatic cancer. People who have a first-degree relative who has suffered from pancreatic cancer have a 3 to 4 times higher chance of getting pancreatic cancer than the average person.

Although Mr. Cao and his mother-in-law are only related by marriage and not by blood, both of them have long-term bad eating habits and diabetes, and have not properly controlled their sugar intake. Vice Dean Qian Zhengping pointed out that an analysis published in August this year by a team from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in JAMA Oncology, the Journal of the American Medical Association, showed that new-onset diabetes, a history of diabetes, or weight loss are all associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer. Among them, new diabetic patients with a history of diabetes within 4 years and accompanied by weight loss have a risk of pancreatic cancer that is 3.6 to 6.8 times that of normal people!

Early stage pancreatic cancer has almost no symptoms. Pay attention to maintaining a good lifestyle and regular health check-ups.

Because diabetes does not have particularly obvious symptoms in the early stages, it is difficult for most people to discover that they have diabetes. Many people discover the disease accidentally during health checks. By the time obvious symptoms appear, it is often a complication, such as eye disease, kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, etc. Early stage pancreatic cancer has almost no symptoms, and if symptoms occur, they can easily be misdiagnosed as other diseases.

Vice President Qian Zhengping suggested that people should give up bad eating habits as soon as possible, maintain a good lifestyle and arrange regular health checks to detect suspicious lesions and control risk factors early, so as to stay away from the threat of pancreatic cancer.