Methods of Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

Surgery Treatment : Pancreatic surgery on the intestine 12 fingers, surgery by maintaining the hole between the stomach and the intestines of the intestine 12 fingers, whole pancreatic surgery, pancreatic cuts to the left and so on.

Combination treatment: surgery externis as primary, radiotherapy and chemotherapy as a supporter.

Traditional Chinese Medicine: Oral cancer control and arterial infusion. Traditional Chinese medicine can effectively regulate the balance of body functions, enhance the patient's immune system. Traditional Chinese medicine to the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer there are no toxic side effects, has a unique advantage and there are no other injuries. The combination of TCM and Western medicine in the treatment of early-stage pancreatic cancer and long-term treatment is the key to obtaining success.

Treatment of pancreatic cancer

Mental care

1) Building confidence in overcoming the disease, taking an optimistic attitude towards life.

2) Participate in group rehabilitation, physical and psychological adjust.

Life care

1) Note the combination of food and drink.

2) The recovery period using herbal medicine, combined with other treatment methods, improve treatment success.

3) Check-ups regularly.

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Symptoms of Pancreatic Cancer

1) Pain in the lower abdomen and nausea that can not be explained, sometimes light sometimes heavy, sometimes appears sometimes not there, feel at night.

2) Appears jaundice but no kidney stones and other illnesses.

3) Weight loss. Heartburn sufferers because gastrointestinal absorption substandard with weight loss, but not as clear as pancreatic cancer.

4) Later there is oil on the Chapter or diabetes suddenly got worse.

Early-stage pancreatic cancer by cutting operations, the survival rate in 5 years to reach 70-100%, compared with advanced pancreatic cancer treatments both results have great differences. Therefore, any symptoms should immediately undergo a detailed medical diagnosis.

Pancreatic cancer screening

Normally, the people who are suspected pancreatic cancer, should be chosen so that there is no way of checking the wound, such as a tumor marker checks and faecal samples, for which the results will undoubtedly do a more advanced pancreatic cancer.

Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer

1) Ultrasound: shows the internal structure of the pancreas, and bile duct obstruction does.

2) CT: CT-scan can show the size of the lesion, the location, but not qualitatively accurate diagnosis, contrast scans are better able to demonstrate the relationship between pancreatic tumor size, location, shape, internal structure and surrounding structures. CT can more accurately determine whether there is liver metastasis and lymph nodes.

3) MRI and MRCP: when there are multiple lesions are difficult to characterize, may perform an MRI examination as a complement to CT-scan.

Division stage pancreatic cancer

Stage I: the tumor is located only in the pancreas, the level of the 5-year survival of about 30%.

Stage II: The tumor invades nearby tissue, such as the walls of the intestine 12 fingers, with 5-year survival rate of approximately 10%.

Stage III: there has been spread to the lymph nodes, with an average survival rate of 8-12 months.

Stage IV: There has metastasized to the liver and other parts, with an average survival rate of 3-6 months.

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Pancreatic Cancer

The pancreas has two functions of the endocrine and exocrine, endocrine cells derived from cancer, called neuroendocrine carcinoma cancer, relatively rare, Steve Jobs died of this cancer. Neuroendocrine carcinoma in many cases a relatively low level of ferocity, the disease process is rather long, how treatment with pancreatic cancer that is often found also different. Derived from exocrine cancer cells, pancreatic cancer is often called a type of pancreatic cancer is a highly malignant tumor. The rate of pancreatic cancer worldwide increased, more common in older people, men more than women aged 40-65 years, but the last few years occurred at a younger age. The rate of pancreatic cancer malignancy is very high, from the discovery of the disease to death in an average of 5 months, the survival rate for 5 years about 5%, known as the "king of cancer". Among them there are only 15-20% of patients who can receive the operation, among 40% of patients receiving surgery has been found to spread, the survival rate after surgery only 10%. Along with advances in diagnostic technology increases, many new treatment methods are used, gives hope of survival for patients with pancreatic cancer.

Regarding the causes of pancreatic cancer, it can be said is still not clear, but with the passing of the study, we still think relate to the following factors:

1) Smoking. Smokers risk of pancreatic cancer is 3 times that of people who do not smoke.

2) A diet high in protein, high fat, and high in calories. Famous Italian tenor, Pavarotti Lucio, and Hong Kong artists, Lidya Shen because the diet is high, then the pancreatic cancer.

3) Diabetes. Diabetics prone to pancreatic cancer.

4) Chronic Inflammation of the pancreas. Chronic pancreatitis can develop into pancreatic cancer.

The group of people who are susceptible to pancreatic cancer

1) Age over 40 years, slightly chubby body shape, have poor living habits, such as frequent smoking, drinking alcohol, eating habits "three high".

2) If you eat greasy foods and diarrhea, especially there is a layer of oil on the dirt, this may indicate impaired pancreatic exocrine function.

3) Young people with diabetes are no descendants, but suddenly suffering from diabetes. Suddenly diabetes is a sign of pancreatic cancer. People with diabetes are more than 5 years, the risk of pancreatic cancer than normal people are 1-2 times more.

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