The symptoms of the last stages of pancreatic cancer are restlessness, confusion, dark colored urine, fecal incontinence, Jaundice, withdrawing and speaking less, belly or back pain, abdominal bloating, weight loss, sleepiness, eating and drinking, nausea and breathlessness.
Within the abdomen and to the liver is where pancreatic cancer usually spreads to first and then it can also spread to the lungs, bone, brain and other organs.
Once the pancreatic cancer has spread too far it cannot be removed through surgery.
Pancreatic cancer is sometimes curable if caught and treated early enough.
Around 10 percent of people who have an early diagnoses and treatment for pancreatic cancer are cancer free after treatment.
For the people that are diagnosed before the pancreatic cancer grows much or spreads the average survival time is 3 years to 3.5 years.
Pancreatic cancer does run in families as 10 percent of pancreatic cancer cases are hereditary.
The hereditary cancers are caused by gene mutations in your DNA which can be passed down in families.
Pancreatic cancer is worse in the head of the pancreas.
The warning signs of pancreatic cancer are swelling of the legs, diarrhea, fever, weakness, depression, bloating, digestive problems, liver problems, dark poop, bowel changes, indigestion, blood clots, abdominal pain, yellowing of the skin and eyes, dark urine, itching, fatigue, Jaundice, back pain, nausea, weight loss and loss of appetite and sometimes diabetes.
Most pancreatic cysts are non cancerous and some of them don't cause any symptoms.
A biopsy of the pancreas is done by using an ultrasound or a CT scan to help guide a biopsy needle through your skin and into your pancreas.
Then the doctor will use the biopsy needle to take a small sample of tissue from the pancreas and then remove the needle and then pressure will be applied to stop bleeding after the biopsy needle is removed.
A CT scan can detect pancreatic tumors and cancer and in fact a CT scan also known as a Computed Tomography is the most used imaging method in detecting and diagnosing pancreatic tumors and pancreatic cancer.
At diagnosis, the average size of pancreatic cancers located in the head of the pancreas is approximately 3 cm, while those in the body or tail are approximately 6 cm
The difference between a cyst and a tumor in the pancreas is the absence of an epithelial lining in the cyst wall which distinguishes it from a true pancreatic cyst.
Certain pancreatic tumors also present in a cystic form with the majority of them being malignant or having potential to become malignant.
The average size of a pancreatic tumor is 3 cm for those located in the head of the pancreas and 6 cm in those pancreatic tumors that are located in the body or tail.
A pancreatic tumor grows over a period of 29 months to become invasive carcinoma.
A Tumor on the pancreas can be benign and non cancerous and a lot of times the pancreas tumor is benign but it can be cancerous so you should get it checked out to be sure.
A mass in the pancreas can mean a wide range and spectrum of malignant or benign diseases.
Most masses in the pancreas are benign although they can be cancerous or precancerous and can be a solid tumor, endocrine tumor, cystic lesion, cystic neoplasm, true cyst or pseudocyst, chronic pancreatitis or ductal adenocarcinoma.
A growth on the pancreas means you have a cyst on your pancreas which is most often benign and non cancerous and can be a result of inflammation associated with pancreatitis.
In some cases the growth or cyst on your pancreas can be precancerous and can become malignant or cancerous over time.
The early signs of pancreas problems are lower blood pressure, fluid buildup in your belly, swelling and feeling sore or tender in your upper belly, fever, rapid heart rate, vomiting, nausea and severe belly pain that can spread to your back or chest and it may feel even worse when you eat or after you eat.
Pancreatic pain will feel like a dull pain or dull ache and be felt around the top of your stomach and is a dull pain that develops suddenly.
The pancreatic pain often gets steadily worse and can also travel along your back or below your left shoulder blade.
And eating or drinking can make you feel worse very quickly, especially if you eat fatty foods.
Your poop with pancreatitis will look like greasy and smelly poop which makes them more difficult to flush down your toilet.
The absence of digestive juices with pancreatitis makes it hard for your digestive system to break down fats and certain proteins which leads to the smelly and greasy poop.
Pancreatitis does show up in blood work by way of your enzyme levels and when your enzyme levels are 3 times higher than normal it indicates that you have pancreatitis.
Your doctor will then follow up on the results of the blood test with imaging tests to confirm the diagnoses and also isolate the cause and also will usually order a stool test.
The signs that your pancreas is not working properly are jaundice, nausea, severe belly pain which may spread to your back or chest and may feel worse after you eat, vomiting, rapid heart rate, fever, low blood pressure, fluid buildup in your belly and swelling and feeling sore or tender in your upper belly.
Pancreatic pain is felt around the top of your stomach and is a dull pain that develops suddenly.
The pancreatic pain often gets steadily worse and can also travel along your back or below your left shoulder blade.
And eating or drinking can make you feel worse very quickly, especially if you eat fatty foods.
Your stomach will also swell with pancreatitis in some cases.
The swelling of the stomach in pancreatitis can occur because the intestinal contents have stopped moving which causes the intestines to swell.
Pancreatitis cannot be cured but treatment and a change in your diet and lifestyle can help manage the condition and ease the symptoms.
The symptoms of pancreas problems are lower blood pressure, fluid buildup in your belly, swelling and feeling sore or tender in your upper belly, fever, rapid heart rate, vomiting, nausea and severe belly pain that can spread to your back or chest and it may feel even worse when you eat or after you eat.
The part of your back that hurts with pancreatitis is your mid back which can also be a sign of pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatitis pain can also be felt in the upper left side or middle of your abdomen and the pain might be worse within minutes after you eat or drink and is more common if foods you eat have a high fat content.
When you have pancreatitis your poop will look loose, greasy and be foul smelling and be difficult to flush and may be clay colored as well.
Pancreatitis can be caused by stress as emotional stress excites your vagus nerve which connects your brain with your stomach and causes your stomach to be stimulated to produce excessive amounts of acid.
Hypothetical mechanisms involved in chronic stress sensitizes to pancreatitis.
Chronic stress compromises the exocrine pancreas by generating ischaemia and reperfusion processes, as well as attracting leukocytes to the pancreatic parenchyma.
Pancreatitis is redness and swelling (inflammation) of the pancreas.
Pancreatitis happens when digestive juices or enzymes attack the pancreas.