- jaundice
- weight loss
dark colored urine
- itchy skin
- digestive problems, including abnormal stools, nausea and vomiting
- pain in the upper abdomen, which may extend to the back
- nausea
- appetite loss
- swollen gallbladder(usually found by a doctor during a physical exam)
- blood clots
- diabetes
Signs of advanced pancreatic cancer
- worsening upper abdomen or back pain, especially after eating or lying down
- extreme fatigue
- swelling
- bed sores
- recntly diagnosed diabetes
- depression
There are no symptoms in the vey early stages. Later stages are associated with symptoms, but these can be non specific, such as lack of appetite and weight loss.
Treatment depends upon the stage.
Treatment may include surgically removing the pancreas, radiation and chemotherapy.
Chemotherapy, radiation and surgery are the main treatments.
Ablation or embolization treatments for pancreatic cancer.
Tagged therapy
Immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer
Pain control for pancreatic caner.
Chemotherapy is said to be the most effective tool in riding someone of pancreatic cancer, Gemcitabine has been the most wildly used chemotherapy drug for treating metastatic pancreas cancer. Chemotherapy is usually prescribe for 3 to 12 weeks after surgery.
In all honesty, if this type of cancer is not discovered until stage four, then the chances are abysmal at best.
On a personal note, up until recently, I'd always read it was rare. Lately, I've learned of several moms of friends and acquaintances who've passed on from this. It's also stated that more men suffer with this than women. I'd say it's probably equally split. But one thing I know for sure, it's no longer rare. A young man I met at a conference from Oklahoma told me his mom had just passed a couple of years ago from this. Rare? I think not.
So let's all make every effort to listen to our bodies. If something seems to linger, check it out. Like I always say, the life you save may be your own.
Ninakupenda
On a personal note, up until recently, I'd always read it was rare. Lately, I've learned of several moms of friends and acquaintances who've passed on from this. It's also stated that more men suffer with this than women. I'd say it's probably equally split. But one thing I know for sure, it's no longer rare. A young man I met at a conference from Oklahoma told me his mom had just passed a couple of years ago from this. Rare? I think not.
So let's all make every effort to listen to our bodies. If something seems to linger, check it out. Like I always say, the life you save may be your own.
Ninakupenda
What about more research funding. There has to be a faster approach to this cancer, before it's to late.
ReplyDeleteThe more those of us who have been affected by this terrible disease the more we can bring it to light which I hope will turn into funding for research. As someone who has spent time in research for anti leukemic inhibitors I can tell you first hand research interests don't always match up with the available funds and it takes a while for professors to write grants.
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