cancer
Pancreatic cancer
cancer is any cancer with a primary location in the , a glandular organ lying behind the stomach. It arises when cells in the pancreas start to multiply out of control and form a mass. These cancerous cells have the ability to invade or spread to other parts of the body. A number of types of pancreatic cancer are known.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Yellow skin
- · or back pain
- ·unexplained weight loss
- ·light-colored stools
- ·dark urine
- ·loss of appetite
Causes — why it happens
- ·heavy alcohol intake
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- ·certain rare conditions
How it's found
- ·Medical
- ·blood tests
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Prevention
- ·Not smoking, low alcohol intake, maintaining a healthy weight, low red meat diet
Treatment
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- ·radiotherapy
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- ·palliative care
Outlook
- ·Five year survival rate 14% (US, 2022)
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