On the political front, Grove Press published classics that include Franz Fanonâs The Wretched of the Earth, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, and Che Guevaraâs The Bolivian Diary, among many other titles. In 1986, Barney Rosset sold the company and the press became part of Grove Weidenfeld.
1 Some of this increased risk may be due to socioeconomic factors and to cigarette smoking. 2  Gender: Cancer of the pancreas is more common in men than in women. 3  Men are more likely to smoke than women. 4  Religious background: Pancreatic cancer is proportionally more common in Ashkenazi Jews than the rest of the population. Chronic pancreatitis: Long-term (chronic) inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) has been linked to cancer of the pancreas. 2  Diabetes mellitus: Diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes) can be a symptom of pancreatic cancer, and long-standing adult-onset diabetes also increases the risk of pancreatic cancer.
Men are about 30% more likely to develop pancreatic cancer than women. This may be due, at least in part, to higher tobacco use in men, which raises pancreatic cancer risk (see above).verweight and obesity. Being overweight is a risk factor for pancreatic cancer. Very overweight (obese) people are about 20% more likely to develop pancreatic cancer. Carrying extra weight around the waistline may be a risk factor even in people who are not very overweight.