Pancreatic cancer rarely occurs in persons younger than 50 years, and the risk increases with age. There are different ways from which we can diagnose pancreatic cancer. To diagnose pancreatic cancer fist step is to perform imaging test. Imaging test is to produce pictures of internal organs and tissues. After imaging test you can also diagnose this cancer with the help of surgery.

CT scan or CAT generally knows as Computerized axial tomography is another technique that produces detailed cross-sectional images of internal organs and tissues. Read the rest of this entry →

The stage of a cancer tells the doctor how far it has spread. There are commony 5 stages of pancreatic Cancer. Tis is the smalest type of Pancreatic cancer nad T4 is the largest one. As we know that Tis is very early stage of cancer, it dosent have chance to spread, if it is diagnose in the early stage. In this stage the cancer is completely inside the pancreas itself. T1 is the next stage of cancer, in this stage size of tumour in the pancreas incvreases to 2cm in length. But there is no cancer inside the nearby lymph nodes .

T2 is next stage, in this strage tumour is more than 2cm and it is across in any direction. T3 means the cancer has started to grow into surrounding tissues around the pancreas, in the duodenum or the bile duct. Read the rest of this entry →

It is hard to stage pancreatic cancer accurately by imaging tests. People with pancreatic cancer may have several treatment options. Depending on the type and stage, pancreatic cancer may be treated with surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy.

Locally advanced cancers of the pancreas are those that have grown too far to be completely removed by surgery, but have not yet reached distant parts of the body.

Surgery may be used alone or in combination with radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Doctors may use radiation to destroy cancer cells that remain in the area after surgery. Read the rest of this entry →

Cancer of the pancreas is more common in men than in women. Men are more likely to smoke than women. The likelihood of developing pancreatic cancer increases with age, with most people over the age of 60 when the cancer is diagnosed. Although this is not usually a factor, sometimes pancreatic cancer can run in families. There may be a genetic link in up to 1 in 10 case of pancreatic cancer.

Cigarette smokers are two to three times more likely than nonsmokers to develop pancreatic cancer, and about three out of every 10 cases of pancreatic cancer are found to be linked to smoking. Read the rest of this entry →