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.
What are the symptoms of pancreatic cancer? Pancreatic cancer may cause only vague unexplained symptoms. Pain (usually in the abdomen or back), weight loss, jaundice (yellowing of the skin and/or eyes) with or without itching, loss of appetite, nausea, change in stool, pancreatitis and recent-onset diabetes are symptoms that may indicate pancreatic cancer.