How Smoking Rewires Your Immune System to Drive Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, and smoking pushes the disease to appear earlier in life and progress more aggressively Chemicals in cigarette smoke flip immune cells into roles that protect tumors instead of fighting them, leaving your body defenseless Smokers build up more regulatory T cells, which shut down natural anti-cancer immunity and make treatment outcomes worse Cigarette smoke activates scarring and chronic inflammation in your pancreas, creating a hardened environment where tumors thrive and resist therapy Quitting smoking is a direct way to protect your pancreas and lower your cancer risk

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