ʻO ka maʻi ʻaʻai pancreatic kekahi o nā maʻi maʻi make loa e hoʻopilikia i ka pancreas, kahi okana ma hope o ka ʻōpū.Hana ʻia ia i ka wā e hoʻomaka ai ka ulu ʻana o nā cell abnormal i loko o ka pancreas me ka ʻole o ka mana, e hana ana i kahi ʻōpū.ʻAʻole maʻamau ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka maʻi maʻi pancreatic i nā hōʻailona.I ka ulu ʻana o ke koko, hiki iā ia ke hoʻoulu i nā hōʻailona e like me ka ʻeha o ka ʻōpū, ka ʻeha hope, ka poho kaumaha, ka pau ʻana o ka ʻai, a me ka jaundice.Hiki ke hoʻokumu ʻia kēia mau hōʻailona e nā maʻi ʻē aʻe, no laila he mea nui e ʻike i ke kauka inā ʻike ʻoe i kekahi o ia mau mea.