Is pancreatitis a precursor to cancer?

Pancreatitis is usually not a precursor to cancer.

Pancreatitis is a disease caused by acute or chronic inflammation of pancreatic tissue. It is caused by biliary diseases, chronic alcoholism, metabolic disorders, etc., and does not spread or metastasize. Pancreatic cancer is caused by malignant hyperplasia of pancreatic tissue. It is caused by genetic mutations, inheritance, long-term smoking, poor diet, etc., and distant metastasis occurs. Pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer are different in nature and cause, so pancreatitis is usually not a precursor to cancer.