Pancreatic Cancer Research Papers

Pancreatic Cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the form of a tumor, most commonly found in the exocrine tissues of the pancreas. These tumors which are mostly abnormal may lead to the spread of cancer cell growth in other tissues and organs. The pancreas is an organ of the digestive system located deep in the abdomen behind the stomach. The location is one reason pancreatic diseases are difficult to diagnose. It is a silent disease because signs or symptoms may not occur, and when they do,may not be consistent to the disease. Some symptoms may include tiredness, back pain,stomach pain,weight loss, no appetite,skin change,nausea,and inflammation of the pancreas. Often the cancer has spread to other parts of the body before diagnosis is made. Pancreatic Cancer is often undetected until it's too late. It is said that more than 40,000 people will die this year from this disease. Seven percent of those people will survive five years and most with advanced cancer die within a year. In the United States pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death. …show more content…
Surgery, which may include removing portions of the pancreas is the only treatment that can get rid of cancerous pancreatic tumors. Other treatment options include radiation,chemotherapy or alternative medications,any of which may be added with surgery. The survivor rate is 7 percent, when diagnosed in later stages the patient usually have only a few months to live.
About 90 percent of pancreatic cancer patients are over the age of 55 and 68 percent are over 65. Pancreatic cancer does occur in young patients and factors such as family history, smoking, diet, obesity and chronic pancreatitis are negative