Journal of Surgery - JuniperPublishers Editorial Pancreatic cancer is the 12th most common cancer in the world. The estimated 5-year prevalence of people in the world living with pancreatic cancer is 4.1 per 100,000. The average lifetime risk of developing a pancreatic carcinoma for both men and women is 1.5%. The number of new cases of pancreatic cancer is 12.4 per 100,000 men and women per year and the number of deaths is 10.9 per 100,000 men and women per year, making it one of the most deadly solid organ tumors of the body [1,2]. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is by far the most common histologic subtype of pancreatic carcinoma, regardless of the location within pancreas. Other rare histological subtypes include acinar, squamous, pancreatic endocrine neoplasms or tumors of non-epithelial origin [3]. The various proven risk factors for the development of Pancreatic cancer include cigarette smoking (current> past), Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity, Heavy alcohol intake, ...