Pancreatic Cancer

It is defined as the cancer in the pancreatic tissue. Pancreas helps in the digestion of food and regulate the sugar metabolism. Adenocarcinoma is the most common type of pancreas cancer.

Symptoms

Signs and symptoms include:

Itching
Jaundice
Loss of weight
Abdominal pain
Clay colored stool
Light color urine
Blood clots
Malaise
Diabetes mellitus

Causes

Mutation is the major cause of cancers. pancreatic cancer arises when there is mutation in DNA occur. DNA is the main machinery of cell which tell the cell everything that how to grow and how to cope up with stress. Mutation altered the DNA and grow the cells in un-control fashion.

Complications

Complications of pancreatic cancer include:

Jaundice
Weight loss
Bowel obstruction
Severe pain
Malnutrition
Cramps

Diagnosis

Diagnostic procedure includes:

Blood test to check the complete count and hormone level secreted by pancrease.
Urinary analysis to check any abnormality and blood.
Imaging test like x-ray and ultrasound.
Biopsy of pancreatic tissue to check the stage of cancer.

Treatment

Treatment option for kidney cancer include:

Surgical option includes removal of the entire pancreas along with senile lymph nodes
Nonsurgical option include radiotherapy to kill the cancerous cells and cryoablation to freeze the cancer cells.
Chemotherapy is rarely use for pancreatic tumors.

Pancreatic Cancer