Living with a serious disease such as pancreatic cancer is not easy. Some people find they need help coping with the emotional and practical aspects of their disease. Support groups can help. In these groups, patients or their family member...[Read More]

People with pancreatic cancer may have several treatment options. Depending on the type and stage, pancreatic cancer may be treated with surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy. Some patients have a combination of therapies. Surgery may...[Read More]

Staging When pancreatic cancer is diagnosed, the doctor needs to know the stage, or extent, of the disease to plan the best treatment. Staging is a careful attempt to find out the size of the tumor in the pancreas, whether the cancer has sp...[Read More]

Symptoms Pancreatic cancer is sometimes called a silent disease because early pancreatic cancer often does not cause symptoms. But, as the cancer grows, symptoms may include: Pain in the upper abdomen or upper back Yellow skin and eyes, and...[Read More]

No one knows the exact causes of pancreatic cancer. Doctors can seldom explain why one person gets pancreatic cancer and another does not. However, it is clear that this disease is not contagious. No one can catch cancer from another person...[Read More]

The pancreas is a gland located deep in the abdomen between the stomach and the spine (backbone). The liver, intestine, and other organs surround the pancreas. The pancreas is about 6 inches long and is shaped like a flat pear. The widest p...[Read More]

Researchers have detected cancer stem cells in tumors from patients with pancreatic cancer. Experiments in mice suggest that these cancer stem cells may help explain the aggressive growth and spread of pancreatic tumors seen in patients, th...[Read More]

OK Disease study survey showed that the city reached an annual increase of 3-4 million cases of cancer patients, cancer incidence and mortality increase in the number of both exceed 10%. Clinical display, the new middle-aged cancer patients...[Read More]

1. Abdominal discomfort: About 60% of patients on the early days of abdominal discomfort, easily with the symptoms of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disease confused. 2. Abdominal pain: About 40% ~ 70% of pancreatic cancer patients with...[Read More]

1. Symptoms and signs 1) gastrointestinal symptoms: abdominal pain is a common symptom, 3 / 4 or more patients have this symptom, pain, start light, gradually increase the early pain and a wide range of easy positioning, with the more vague...[Read More]