Pancreatic cancer is a disease in which malignant cancerous cells form in the tissues of the pancreas the pancreas is a gland located behind the stomach and in front of the spine.
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Weight loss and poor appetite.
As pancreatic cancer progresses it can cause complications such as.
Treatment incorporates chemotherapy radiation therapy and or surgery.
Symptoms of pancreatic cancer include stomach and back pain weight loss bloating diarrhea and more which are often missed or attributed to other conditions which leads to diagnosis with pancreatic cancer at a later stage.
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is the most common type of pancreatic cancer and it s also among the most aggressive of all cancers.
Unintended weight loss is very common in people with pancreatic cancer.
The cancer may also spread to the nerves surrounding the pancreas which often causes back pain.
Nausea and vomiting caused by cancer treatments or a tumor pressing on your stomach may make it difficult to eat.
A number of factors may cause weight loss in people with pancreatic cancer.
Weight loss might happen as the cancer consumes the body s energy.
Genetics obesity tobacco use sedentary lifestyle diabetes pancreatitis and a fatty diet are risk factors.