The pancreatic cancer begins by the abnormality developing in the pancreatic tissues, a gland located at the back of your stomach and plays a very vital role in assisting in digestion processes, and also in the maintenance of blood sugar levels. The fact that the problem does not have any symptoms in the early stages of the progression should be advertised so that people are aware of it and the problem needs to be reviewed as soon as possible to be detected and treated.
Symptoms of early warning are either subtle or those there are unable to be detected. As the disease progresses, you have found:
Though not all pancreatic cancer causes are clearly evident, there are several causes, which make you susceptible:
GastroDoxs deals with the treatment of pancreatic cancer that is provided on personalized treatment plans such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, targeted therapy, and nutritional support with a specific emphasis on caring with compassion towards the patient besides advanced diagnostics as endoscopic ultrasound, CT/MRI imaging, and CA 19-9 testing among others. Our multidisciplinary team members are your ones, and they relate to you on all levels to ensure that you receive professional advising services, risk reduction, and continuous emotional and clinical support so that you could achieve the most desirable outcomes and life quality. Make a Call and make GastroDoxs your choice of treatment partners of pancreatic cancer.
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Testing for pancreatic cancer may include imaging studies such as CT scans or MRI, endoscopic ultrasound with biopsy, and blood tests for tumor markers like CA 19-9.
Smokers, with a history of having chronic pancreatitis previously, who have certain genetic mutations or a close family history of having pancreatic cancer are prone to the occurrence of the disease.
Even though they cannot eliminate the risk it, like avoiding tobacco, maintaining a healthy weight, proper diet combined with a lot of vegetables and fruits and exercise will help prevent the risk.
The onset may be defined by the upper abdominal (or back) pain, inexplicable reduction in weight, anorexia, tiredness, and yellow skin or eyes (jaundice).
The staging requires the imaging tests and other outcomes of the biopsies to determine the size of the tumor, and whether it has spread to lymph nodes and other body parts.
When it is at the early stage the Whipple operation (surgical) performs optimally. The internal opportunities involve chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy/ immunotherapy based on the needs of the respective individuals.
Yes. It is through clinical studies that new drugs, combination and methods of treatment are tested in various institutions. Ask your specialist to determine whether or not you are eligible in any ongoing trial.
The mean number of days every patient is staying in the hospital amounts to 7-10 days. One can take several weeks/ months to be completely healed and with the assistance of nutrition experts and pain management teams.
The recommended scans, biopsies and regular treatments are covered as most important insurance programs. We have our staffs that can help to verify your cover and even out-of-pocket costs.
When the belly pains always occur, when the loss of weight is not explainable, when a patient has diabetes as a result, and when the family history is significant, a visit to a gastroenterologist is possible as soon as possible.
