Pancreatic Cancer: Look For These Signs Now

Unexpected Blood Clots

While blood clots certainly happen without the presence of cancer, an estimated one in five cancer patients will, at some point, develop a blood clot. The combination of a blood clot and cancer is known as cancer-associated thrombosis. Second only to the presence of cancer itself, blood clots are a leading cause of death in cancer patients. Individuals with pancreatic cancer are more likely to develop a blood clot than those with other types of cancer, so it is important for pancreatic cancer patients to avoid getting cancer-associated thrombosis by drinking fluids, quitting smoking, and getting enough exercise. If cancer-associated thrombosis does occur, quick treatment is vital.

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