Symptoms of this disease do not really become apparent unless it has moved to an advanced stage. The symptoms include: Pain in the upper abdomen, which may radiate to the back. Great loss of appetite. The skin going yellow, also a sign of jaundice. Excessive loss of weight. Blood clot. DepressionDFDAFF
The main causes of this disease include: Mutations in the DNA. Uncontrollable cell growth. Smoking. Development of a tumour.
Diagnosis of this disease could be done by the following tests: ... Computed tomography (CT) scan Positron emission tomography (PET) scan Ultrasound Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) Blood test
If the cancer is only confined to the pancreas, following are the ways to treat it. .. Distal pancreatectomy In this operation, the surgeon removes only the tail of the pancreas or the tail and a portion of the body of the pancreas. The spleen is usually removed as well. This operation is used more often to treat pancreatic NETs found in the tail and body of the pancreas. Chemotherapy It makes use of X-rays to treat cancer and is either injected into a vein or orally taken. The use of it may give effective results in treating the disease. Radiation therapy and chemotherapy in combination If both of them are performed together in combination, they are known as chemoradiation and can be used to treat any type of cancer that has gone beyond the pancreas. This combination is used generally to reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer.
No measures of prevention have been designed so far to curb this disease, but we can take some easy measures for ourselves without the advice of doctors. We should rigorously avoid smoking. Take our diet in a proper manner.
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