What Is Pancreatic Cancer ?
Pancreatic cancer starts when cells in the pancreas begin to multiply out of control and form a mass.
Symptoms and early detection Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is steadily increasing year by year, but it is not clear what kind of people are likely to become victim of it. However, statistically, it tends to be higher in men over the age of 50.
Major Symptoms of Pancreatic Cancer
- Jaundice
- Pain
- Weight loss
The part of the pancreas close to the duodenum is called the head of the pancreas, where the bile duct runs, which is the path for bile. When cancer develops in the head of the pancreas, the bile ducts are clogged and the bile drops off, causing jaundice.
About 70% of Pancreatic Cancers form in the head of the pancreas and are often found in jaundice.Other symptoms include upper abdominal pain (often dull), weight loss, loss of appetite, nausea, back pain and tension, and sometimes a lump in the upper abdomen.
In general, early detection of Pancreatic Cancer is difficult because patients do not visit a clinic at this time because subjective symptoms are poor at an early stage.
However, in this cancer, urine may produce sugar, so if you have no diabetes and you are not fat and you are positive for urine sugar for the first time after 50 years of age, you should also have your pancreas examined carefully.
Treatment Of Pancreatic Cancer
Root treatment is resection of lesion .Removing the cancer by surgery is the fundamental treatment.
Cancer that has formed in the head of the pancreas requires a procedure called pancreaticoduodenectomy, which removes the stomach, duodenum, gallbladder, and bile duct together with the pancreatic head. This is a rather large operation, but it is now safe to do so.
Just behind the pancreas is an important blood vessel called the portal vein. If the portal vein was broken, it was considered impossible to remove it, but recently the portal vein can be removed at the same time. Advances in surgical techniques have significantly reduced Pancreatic Cancer that cannot be removed .
Pancreatic Cancer often causes recurrence, such as metastasis to the liver or peritoneum, compared to cancer of the stomach or colon.
Attempts have been made to give radiation therapy during surgery or to administer powerful anticancer drugs after surgery to prevent cancer recurrence.
Some types of cancer cure completely
There is a special type of Pancreatic Cancer that produces a large amount of mucus (called mucin-producing Pancreatic Cancer).This cancer is relatively easy to diagnose because the pancreatic ducts are significantly enlarged and cysts are formed. In addition, because of its slow growth and low malignancy, it is attracting attention as a cancer that can be completely cured by surgery.
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