Pancreatic cancer remains the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, after lung and colon cancers. The five-year survival rate holds at just 13%. Some estimates put the five-year survival rate even lower, at around 10%, making it one of the most lethal of all malignancies. Yet a meaningful proportion of cases are connected to factors that are either modifiable through lifestyle change or identifiable through genetic testing. This report provides a comprehensive breakdown of every major risk factor, graded by the strength of current evidence, including newly clarified data on weight-loss medications, dietary patterns, inherited mutations, and the compounding danger when multiple risk factors occur together.@@@
