The 5 signs of pancreatic cancer include.
Jaundice.
Back Pain.
Abdominal Pain.
Bloating.
Nausea and even Vomiting.
Pancreatic cancer has a survival rate of 5 years.
Some people may live longer or shorter depending on how far progressed the pancreatic cancer is.
Compared to other cancers, pancreatic cancer is relatively rare.
But it is the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States.
Only about 8.5% of patients with pancreatic cancer are alive five years after their diagnosis.
This one of the lowest survival rates for any kind of cancer.
In some cases it is possible to have pancreatic cancer for years without knowing as it can be slow growing and not show any signs or symptoms for awhile.
Pancreatic cancer is cancer that begins in the organ lying behind the lower part of the stomach (pancreas).
The pancreas secretes enzymes that aid digestion and hormones that help regulate the metabolism of sugars. This type of cancer is often detected late, spreads rapidly, and has a poor prognosis.
There are no symptoms of pancreatic cancer in the early stages.
Later stages of pancreatic cancer are associated with symptoms, but these can be non-specific, such as lack of appetite and weight loss.
Treatment for pancreatic cancer may include surgically removing the pancreas, radiation, and chemotherapy.
Some early warning signs of pancreatic cancer are Jaundice which is yellowing of the skin, sudden unexplained weight loss, poor appetite, Vomiting, Nausea, Gallbladder Enlargement, Liver Enlargement, Blood Clots and even Diabetes.
Other Symptoms of Pancreatic Cancer are Abdominal Pain, Middle Back Pain, Fatigue and even yellowing of the eyes.
DNA is thought to be the #1 cause of pancreatic cancer.
Most people who get pancreatic cancer get the pancreatic cancer through mutations and DNA.
However sometimes not eating healthy or being overweight can lead to pancreatic cancer but the actual cause of pancreatic cancer is not 100 percent known for sure.
The average length of time a person has to live after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer is 3 to 6 months.
However there have been some people who have lived 1 year to 2 years and in some cases up to 3 years after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
If you do get treatment for the pancreatic cancer and have surgery to remove the pancreatic cancer then you can usually survive longer.
However pancreatic cancer can sometimes come back.
If the pancreatic cancer has not progressed too far then sometimes the pancreatic cancer can be cured.
However if the pancreatic cancer has not been caught soon enough and treatment has not started soon enough for the pancreatic cancer then it has a lower chance of being cured.
The way pancreatic cancer is cured is through surgery and the surgeon cuts into your pancreas and removes the cancer.
However the longer you wait the further progressed the pancreatic cancer becomes and when it gets too bad then it cannot usually be cured.
There's a lot of people that have survived pancreatic cancer since they got the pancreatic cancer diagnosed and removed soon enough.
However the older you are the less chance of survival you have if you have pancreatic cancer.