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What Is Pancreatic Cancer?

Today cancer is the most commonly occurring disease not only in India but also all over the world. In case of pancreatic cancer the severity increases because it has been said by many oncologists and physicians that pancreas is an important organ of the body, and apart from the liver it is the most crucial organ that is responsible for digestion and metabolism by the secretion of bile, the key ingredient that helps in the process of digestion of different nutrient substances such as proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and many others, and alongside secretes two types of hormones known as insulin and glucagon- that maintains the amount of blood sugar levels in your body. Pancreas, apart from aiding in digestion, has another important role of providing energy by helping in metabolism of glucose as the hormones released from pancreas help to break down glucose into the simplest forms and thus releases energy.

So, when someone develops a pancreatic cancer, all these functions get disrupted. According to recent studies, research, and experiments it has been revealed that, almost around 3 percent of cancer in the United States comprises of only pancreatic cancer that is responsible for the death of almost 7 percent of them.

Pancreatic cancer may be largely divided into two broad types:

• Pancreatic Adeno-Carcinoma
• Pancreatic Neuro-Endocrine tumors

Symptoms Of Pancreatic Cancer

The symptoms of pancreatic cancer differ from one person to the other. Some also may not witness any kind of symptom of pancreatic cancer in the early stages. Yet there are certain common symptoms of pancreatic cancer that are usually found to occur among those who suffer from pancreatic cancer. Some of those symptoms are as follows:

• Jaundice
• Lack of appetite
• Nausea and vomiting
• Unexpected weight loss
• Pain in the lower back region
• Feeling of itchiness in the skin
• Discolored and greasy stool
• Mild to severe pain in the abdomen
• Chances of getting clinical depression
• Type 2 diabetes or high levels of blood sugar
• The color of urine changes from dark to brown shades
• Blood clots or thrombosis that usually occurs in body parts such as legs, hands etc and appears red along with swelling and pain in that region

Causes Of Pancreatic Cancer

There are several causes that are considered responsible for the occurrence of pancreatic cancer. Some of them are as follows:

• Excessive weight gain and obesity might increase the risk of occurrence of pancreatic cancer.
• People who have diabetes, such as type 1 and type 2 diabetes, are at greater risk of developing pancreatic cancer.
• Heavy drinking of alcohol or excessive use of drugs may lead to pancreatitis and development of pancreatic cancer.
• Excessive smoking of cigarettes, tar and nicotine of which are highly poisonous and are often responsible for causing cancers.

• Infections from micro- organisms such as H. pylori in the digestive tract of the body might lead to development of pancreatic cancer.
• Unhealthy eating habits and irregular lifestyle often causes pancreatic cancer because the junk foods that gets digested within the body might damage and harm the pancreas in a severe way.
• The chances of development of pancreatic cancer are more, according to recent research, studies and experimental statistics often hereditary- often people tend to develop pancreatic cancer if they have any similar kind of trait in their genetic or parental blood lines or in their family traits. Apart from this, sometimes, there are certain genetic factors which result from mutation and recombination, that are responsible for the occurrence of pancreatic cancer in your body. Some of the factors can be Lynch syndrome, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, multiple mole melanoma syndrome that may be a trait occurring in the family history, and many others.

Stages Of Pancreatic Cancer

There are precisely 4 discrete stages of pancreatic cancer. As the number of the stage increases, the severity of the cancer increases. Take a detailed look at what happens in each of those stages:

Treatments Of Pancreatic Cancer

Treatment of any kind of cancer depends on several factors, such as the stage which the cancer is currently in, the damage that it has caused to the pancreas, and to the surrounding areas and many others. But the primary treatment procedure of pancreatic cancer involves two primary stages:

• To destroy the cancerous cells and thus stop the abnormal cell division and
• To check the cancer from spreading into different parts of the body.

Though the type and procedures of pancreatic cancer treatment differs from one person to the other, there are certain common methods that should be followed for the treatment of this type of cancer. Some of those usual methods of treatment are listed here as follows:

Survival Rate in Pancreatic Cancer

Survival rates in case of pancreatic cancer can vary from one person to the other, depending on the stage of the cancer and its severity. Here is the average survival rate for pancreatic cancer.

Pancreatic Cancer Treatment in India

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Out of all 36, JCI (Joint Commission International) accredited hospitals, MGM Healthcare, MIOT Hospital, and Fortis network are well-known hospitals for pancreatic cancer treatment in India due to their reduced treatment costs, advanced infrastructure, medical personnel, and other paramedics staff.

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