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A member asked:
Is elevated lipase and a1c of 5.8% an early sign of pancreatic cancer for someone who is slim and has great uncle who died from disease.
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No: For a person who feels healthy, those laboratory data are virtually never a sign of pancreatic cancer. The fact that your great uncle had pancreatic cancer does not measurably increase your risk.
Answered 3/22/2020
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Elevated lipase: Elevated lipase is usually as sign of pancreatitis (acute or chronic) caused by a variety of factors (too much alcohol; too much starch/sugar consumption; excessive fat intake; smoking, obesity, etc). It is not a sign of pancreatic cancer
Answered 6/18/2014
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