Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal human cancers that remain unsolved in the last decade. In the UK, it accounts for 3% of all cancers and is the sixth most common cancer death. Pancreatic cancer is abnormal cells growing out of control within the pancreas. The primary cause of pancreatic cancer remains unclear. The early symptoms of pancreatic cancer are easily missed with other abdominal illnesses, which is why pancreatic cancer is usually diagnosed in later stages.
The treatment approaches include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery. Surgery could be the most effective treatment approach. Unfortunately, only around 15-20% of pancreatic cancer patients are eligible for resection. After resection, only around 20% of cases survive up to five years. In unresectable and severe cases, palliative therapies improve survival by 10-15%, aiming to relieve the symptoms and complications. The only key factor to avoid the progression and complications of this disease is early diagnosis.
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The treatment approaches include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery. Surgery could be the most effective treatment approach. Unfortunately, only around 15-20% of pancreatic cancer patients are eligible for resection. After resection, only around 20% of cases survive up to five years. In unresectable and severe cases, palliative therapies improve survival by 10-15%, aiming to relieve the symptoms and complications. The only key factor to avoid the progression and complications of this disease is early diagnosis.
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