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Can you get pancreatic cancer if your pancreas does not work ie type 1 diabetic?
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Yes, if the organ is present, it can become cancerous.
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What type of pancreatic cancer is the most common?
Insulinoma is the most common tumor of the endocrine pancreas.
What type of cancer did Derek Bryceson have?
Pancreatic cancer?
What does the pancreas control?
The pancreas controls the insulin and blood sugar levels in your body. Without a pancreas, you would be a type-1 diabetic.
What type of cancer did Steve Jobs have?
Pancreatic
What type of cancer did James Broderick die from?
pancreatic
What type of cancer did Margaret Mead die of?
Margaret died of pancreatic cancer
The pancreas produces what kind of juice?
The pancreas is located in the abdomen behind the stomach; this organ is responsible for converting the food which we eat into fuel for our bodies. The type of juice that can be found in the pancreas is called pancreatic juice, which is made up of digestive enzymes.
What is the name of a type of cancer that start with a p?
Prostate Cancer or Pancreatic Cancer. Both suck.
Insulin production is the responsibility of which gland?
Insulin is responsible for the pancreas when the pancreas breaks down the person becomes diabetic like me there are 3 types of type one is where you have to take tablets type two is where you have to take insulin tablets and all sugary junk foods are cut from your diet type one you just have to have a balanced and are allowed junk food sometimes type two are not allowed sweets or fizzy drinks or junk food like
Can women get pancreatic cancer?
Yes, women can indeed get pancreatic cancer. It is a disease where malignant cells form in the tissues of the pancreas, an organ located behind the lower part of the stomach. Both men and women are susceptible to this type of cancer, with risk factors including age (most patients are over 45), smoking, obesity, and having a family history of the disease, among others. Pancreatic cancer does not discriminate by gender, and its diagnosis and treatment require immediate medical attention.
How can you lose your pancreas?
Consult a doctor. Without a pancreas you would immediately become a type-1 diabetic (as the pancreas produces the blood sugar your body needs to function). This would require monitoring your blood sugar levels on a daily basis, a strict diet, exercise and possibly insulin shots. You would also need to take digestive enzymes with each meal as another function of the pancreas, that you are now lacking, is to produce such enzymes.
What type of cancer is mostly likely to kill you?
Pancreatic cancer has one of the highest death rates.
