Metastatic liver cancer

As part of the digestive system, the pancreas has two important functions which are:

1. to produce digestive juices and enzymes and
2. secretes hormones.

People who have close relatives that suffered from pancreatic cancer have a higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer themselves. In addition a number of genetic diseases have been associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer. This includes cancers of various types.

Yet according to researchers, only about 10% of pancreatic cancers are a result of genetic predisposition. A greater number of other factors, such as smoking, diet and chemical exposure are thought to increase the risk of developing pancreatic cancer.

Same now what is happening with dad and his colon cancer: there is a great chance that this colon cancer runs in our family (although most family members on father’s side live up to a ripe old age, except for the ones that were killed
because of the second world war).

With father’s metastatic liver cancer the doctor didn’t ask about our families genetic cancer stories, but was more interested in finding the primary cancer, therefore asking about fathers’ smoking habits and his exposure to asbestos,
as father has been a lot on construction sides when he was younger…

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