What are the risk factors for Pancreatic Cancer?

Certain factors may increase your chances of developing pancreatic cancer. Risk factors that have been scientifically proven to have biological or genetic links to pancreatic cancer are cigarette smoking, chronic pancreatitis and family history. Dr. Richard Burkhart of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center reviews these risk factors and more.

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