A member asked:

How rare is pancreatic cancer in a 26 year old female, healthy, with no personal or family history of any cancer?

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Dr. Gena Kluwe answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Pretty darn rare. : Men over 60 and with family history and personal history of pancreatitis lead the way. Smoking is a risk factor for unclear reasons.

Answered 9/1/2016

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Dr. Randy Baker answered

Specializes in Holistic Medicine

About 1 in 2 million: Pancreatic cancer is rare below age 50, in fact the average age at diagnosis is 71, but does occur rarely in people in their 20's- 0.4% of cases occur in people age 20-34 (but most of those are probably people in their 30's) so the overall odds are about 1 in 2 million in given year. However, having no family history of cancer makes the odds even greater for you.

Answered 11/2/2013

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Dr. Sathya Jaganmohan answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - gastroenterology

Pancreatic cancer: The most well known risk factors for pancreatic cancer are smoking and alcohol abuse. In the absence of these, your risk for pancreatic cancer development is very low.

Answered 3/22/2020

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