Secrets of "pancreatic cancer" to know 😱

👉 Pancreatic cancer is called a "silent ambulator," 🚨 because until the patient begins to feel the disorder, a small number of cancer cells have spread to other organs, so the likelihood of cure is greatly reduced. The key secret of the disease is not only violence... but "time."

The pancreas... a small organ that plays a big role.

The pancreas is located deep in the abdomen, behind the stomach, and adjacent to the duodenum. It serves two important aspects:

✅ produce digestive juices for digesting protein, fat and carbohydrates.

✅ make the hormones insulin and glucagon to control blood glucose.

When such an important organ occurs, the effects spread throughout the system.

👉 Most pancreatic cancers are Ductal Adenocarcinoma, caused by pancreatic duct cells, and often behave more aggressively than many cancers.

Secret number 1: The first symptoms... resemble ordinary diseases. 🚨

Early stages of the disease often have no obvious symptoms, or only symptoms that people generally overlook, e.g.

🟡 Abdominal pain under the flute, fracture to the back, deep pain like reaching the spine.

🟡 Yellow body, yellow eyes (jaundice), dark urine.

🟡 Weight loss, anorexia, unusually fast full

🟡 Diabetes recently detected in adulthood without family history.

👉 These symptoms resemble gastritis, liver disease, or general gastrointestinal conditions, so many people are satisfied, and that's why the disease is often discovered at a advanced stage. 😱

Secret 2: Why is it so hard to detect? 🚨

🟡 Deep hidden position, pancreas deep behind other organs, palpation is almost impractical.

🟡 There is no standard screening for the average person. There is currently no 100% accurate blood test.

🟡 Diagnosis usually requires ultrasound, CT Scan or MRI, and some cases require surgery to take a biopsy to a pathological examination.

👉 Moreover, nodules in the "pancreatic tail" do not usually show signs of jaundice, making them detected more slowly than nodules in the pancreatic head.

Secret number three: The stage of the disease determines fate. 🚨

The difference in the "disease stage" hugely changes the chances of survival.

🟠 Stage 1 (Localized) is only in the pancreas. 5-year survival is about 46-80% if surgery is performed quickly.

🟠 Stage 2-3 (Regional) spread to lymph nodes or nearby tissues; approximately 15% chance of survival

🟠 Stage 4 (Distant) spread to the liver, lungs, or other distant organs, about 3% chance of survival.

These figures clearly reflect that "meeting early" is the most important.

Secret 4: Risk factors that many people still neglect 🚨

Although the exact cause remains unclear, significant risk factors have been found including:

🔴 Smoking

🔴 Family history of pancreatic cancer.

🔴 Diabetes or chronic pancreatitis.

🔴 over 45 years old.

🔴 Eating a high-fat diet or large amounts of meat.

🔴 Having a BRCA group gene (associated with breast cancer).

👉 Despite the infrequent presence of pancreatic cancer (about 14.8 per 100,000 population), the severity of the disease makes it impossible to overlook warning signs.

✨ summary. ✨

👉 If there is yellowing, weight loss with unknown causes, abdominal pain to the back, or recently diagnosed with diabetes in adulthood without risk factors, a doctor should be consulted for a thorough assessment. ✅

Because in the game of pancreatic cancer,

Those who "know" first are always more likely. 😍

# Cancer # Pancreatic cancer # Cancer sign # Cancer risk # FUDA Cancer Hospital