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Q: Is pancreatic cancer preventable? A: There is no known way to prevent pancreatic cancer, and unfortunately most of the time this cancer isn’t detected until it has reached an advanced stage. However, risk reduction is possible. The average lifetime risk of pancreatic cancer is about 1 in 64, accounting for 3% of all cancers. […]