Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Why Pancreatic Cancer is Dangerous

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There are several kinds of cancers that are diagnosed every year. However in most of the cases, people are found to be suffering from pancreatic cancer. Chances to survive from pancreatic cancer depend on the identification of the symptoms. If pancreatic cancer is diagnosed at an early stage the chances of survival are much higher. However, in majority of the cases, this cancer is identified in its late stages making the survival rate much lower. There are hardly any symptoms in the initial stage that could indicate pancreatic cancer. However, there are symptoms that appear in the beginning that could indicate pancreatic cancer and should be looked at by a doctor.

Why pancreatic cancer is dangerous:

According to the statistics the survival rate for pancreatic cancer is 5% for the period of five years which means that there are only five percent of the patients who after the diagnose survive for five years rest of them die before five years. Moreover the best option to treat pancreatic cancer is the process of surgery in which the tumor is removed from the body but there are only 15 % of the patients who qualify for the surgery in rest of the patients the tumor is spread in the body and the surgery cannot be applied. Pancreatic cancer is considered as one of the most fatal disease because of its deadly features, time, money and the sufferings associated with it.  

Symptoms:

The symptoms pancreatic cancers experience are hard to detect. Common symptoms include eyes becoming yellow, light stool, dark urine, abdominal pain, vomiting, nausea, bloating, loss of appetite, diarrhea, back pain and swelling of the lymph nodes.

In addition to these symptoms the blood sugar level might also go up. If any of these symptoms occur it would be wise to consult a doctor.

These are some of the most known symptoms of pancreatic cancer. Once the cancer has entered into the advanced stages it becomes extremely difficult to treat. There are some exceptional cases that survive pancreatic cancer but these numbers are very low.

Treatment:

Once the pancreatic cancer is diagnosed, the patients go through surgery to have the tumor removed from their body. Afterwards patients have to undergo chemotherapy, which is quite a painful experience. Chemotherapy is done to burn the excess cells that have been left in the body usually these cells have transferred to other areas of the body and do not die out making the treatment much more painful for the patient. If pancreatic cancer is detected in the early stages then the treatment is a lot more successful. Successive treatment usually requires early diagnosis.


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