The news recently has been containing stories about the Founder/CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs and the actor Patrick Swayze, both of whom have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Unfortunately, most cases of pancreatic cancer result in a very bad outcome. Once diagnosed, life expectancy is usually about a year.
One of the major risk factors for pancreatic cancer is obesity. Excessive alcohol usage is another.
We often think of the medical ramifications of being obese are mostly heart related...heart attacks, strokes, etc. However, obesity is linked as a risk factor to a number of malignancies including some of the most common..breast, colon and pancreatic.
Yes, when we lose weight we become more attractive to ourselves and others, but also, internally we are lessening our chances of developing life threatening illnesses.
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