pancreatic cancer healthy living project by: soila magdalena douce

Pancreatic CancerHealthy Living Project

By: Soila Magdalena Douce

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About Pancreatic Cancer Pancreas is a gland behind your stomach and in front of your spine. Produces juices that help break down food and the hormones that control

blood sugar levels. Pancreatic cancer starts in the cells Symptoms do not show easily Symptoms do not show right away after you are diognosed

Symptoms

• Yellowing of skin and Eyes• Pain in the abdomen and back• Weight Loss• Tired• Pain in upper abdomen• Darkened urine• Diarrhea• Back Pain

Cause of Pancreatic Cancer

• Cause of this disease is a tumor• The size and location, of the tumor depends

whether or not it is serious

Frequency or rate of Pancreatic Cancer

• 1-5 years Survival rates are 25% and 6%• 80% of people diagnosed with it from 6-

10 months• 30% of people diagnosed with this

disease are men• African Americans are more likely to get

pancreatic cancer

Risk Factors

Some risk factors for getting pancreatic cancer:

• Smoking a lot • Long-term diabetes • Hereditary disorders

How is the disease diagnosed?• If patients has pain in upper abdomen and pain radiates to lower back• The symptoms• Location of the cancer• CT Scan• Computed tomography• Endoscopic needle biopsy• Endoscopic ultrasound

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What is treatment?

• Surgery• Radiation• Chemotherapy• Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

References!!!!

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_cancer#Treatment

• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_cance

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_cancer


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