Peer-reviewed Journal In Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic
cancer Symptoms are pain and weight loss are nonspecific, leading to a later diagnosis by which time the disease has spread. Weight loss is common.
Pancreatic Cancer in the body and tail may cause splenic vein obstruction, resulting in splenomegaly, gastric and esophageal varices, and gastrointestinal hemorrhage. This
cancer causes
diabetes in 26 to 50% of patients, leading to symptoms of glucose intolerance. Pancreatic
cancer can also interfere with production of digestive enzymes by the pancreas in some patients and with the ability to break down food and absorb nutrients .This absorption causes bloating and gas and a watery, greasy, and/or foul-smelling diarrhea, resulting in weight loss and vitamin deficiencies. If a
tumor is found at operation time and gastroduodenal or in common bile duct obstruction is present or pending, a double gastric and biliary bypass operation is typically done to relieve obstruction. Patients with jaundice, endoscopic placement of a common bile duct stent relieves jaundice. Pancreatic
cancer shouldn't be confused with the term pancreatitis. Pancreatitis is just defined as
inflammation of the pancreas and is especially caused by alcoholic abuse and /or gallstone formation (about 80% to 90%). Nevertheless,
chronic pancreatitis is associated with pancreatic cancer. About 53,670 cases of
carcinoma occur yearly within the us . Most people who develop
carcinoma do so with none predisposing risk factors. However, perhaps the most important risk factor is increasing age; being over the age of 60 puts a private at greater risk.
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