In this video, Dr. Praveen Kammar (Consultant Surgical Oncologist, SSO Hospital, Mumbai) will tell us about how we can avoid pancreatic cancer.
00:32 What is pancreatic cancer?
Pancreatic cancer begins in the tissues of your pancreas, which is an organ in your abdomen located behind the lower part of your stomach. Your pancreas produces enzymes that aid digestion as well as hormones that aid in blood sugar management.
00:54 Why does pancreatic cancer occur?
Pancreatic cancer is a less common cancer compared to other digestive system cancers. It is a complex cancer. Pancreatic cancer is seldom detected at its early stages when it's most curable. This is because it often doesn't cause symptoms until after it has spread to other organs.
1:44 What increases the risk of pancreatic cancer?
To prevent pancreatic cancer, it is important to understand why pancreatic cancer occurs.
The risk of pancreatic cancer increases with increasing age. There are also some hereditary reasons behind the occurrence of pancreatic cancer which you cannot control.
2:32 What should you avoid to decrease the risk of pancreatic cancer?
It is very necessary to your blood sugar level in control as it is observed long-standing diabetes increases the risk of pancreatic cancer, avoid smoking & drinking, and avoid a sedentary lifestyle which results in obesity. Also, repeated inflammation of the pancreas can lead to cancer.
As it is rightly said “Prevention is better than cure” live a healthy lifestyle that will increase your body's efficiency and cancer-fighting capacity.
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About Dr. Praveen Kammar
Dr. Praveen Kammar is a surgical oncologist practicing in the city of Mumbai.
He completed his MCh course in surgical oncology from the reputed Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, one of the premier cancer care centers in the country. He also holds a fellowship in Colorectal surgery from Yopnsei cancer center, Seoul, South Korea. Dr. Praveen’s main area of focus is colorectal and GI oncology, Gynecological cancers, minimal access surgeries for abdominal and thoracic malignancies, transanal surgeries, and sphincter-saving surgeries for rectal cancer, cytoreductive surgeries, and HIPEC for advanced abdominal cancers.
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