pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic carcinoma, cancer of the pancreas

A pancreatic tumor (pancreatic cancer) is rare, but if it occurs very dangerous. After the diagnosis of a pancreatic tumor, five years later only six (men) and eight (women) percent of those affected live.

Contents:
Synonyms
causes
Symptoms, complaints

Synonyms

Pancreatic cancer, pancreatic Ca, pancreatic Ca, ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, pancreatic carcinoma, pancreatic tumor, pancreatic carcinoma, cancer of the pancreas.

causes

As with the other cancers of the digestive organs, it is also true here that permanent irritations, such as long pancreatic inflammations (pancreatitis), increasingly lead to cell degeneration. These include cigarette smoking, alcohol abuse (alcohol abuse) and massive intake of protein-rich and fatty diet risk factors. Again, an old rule from the natural medicine to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, as a useful prevention measure against the disease, apply.

In pancreatic cancer, pre-existing conditions such as Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (rare polyp disease) or genetic factors such as familial pancreatic carcinoma are risk factors.

Symptoms, complaints

A danger of pancreatic carcinoma is that for a long time it does not cause discomfort or symptoms and is discovered late. In more than 50 percent of those affected by pancreatic cancer, metastases are found in other parts of the body when they are discovered.

In addition, it can usually come in an advanced stage, of course, to abdominal pain or upper abdominal pain and back pain (are usually described as a belt-shaped). The passage of the ducts can lead to jaundice (jaundice) and associated itching and dark urine with concomitantly bright discolored bowel movements. If the pancreas is restricted in its function due to the size or location of the tumor, so-called fatty stools (fatty stools) occur because the necessary enzymes for fat digestion are missing. In addition, there is often loss of appetite and loss of weight. It can also lead to vomiting and nausea. The literature also mentions insulin deficiency as a possible symptom, which means that even the onset of diabetes may be an indication of pancreatic cancer. (Thorsten Fischer, Naturopath Osteopathy)

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