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Pancreatic cancer is a form of cancer that affects the pancreas. the pancreas is a gland located behind the stomachs in front of the spine also the pancreas produces hormones and digestive juices. it is also a gland organ with uses like digestion and glucose control.

doctors usually cannot see or feel the tumor during a physical exam

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Yellowing of the eyes and skin is the first symptom

sometimes, the first sign of jaundice is darker urine. As bilirubin levels in the blood increase, the urine becomes brown in color.

Definition of jaundice: a medical condition with yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, arising from excess of the pigment bilirubin and typically caused by obstruction of the bile duct, by liver disease, or by excessive breakdown of red blood cells.

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You can get it from genetics, smoking, diabetes, obesity and diet

bad life choices and family members that had it before you

five to ten percent of people with pancreatic cancer have an immediate family member who also had it

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Palliative surgery

Chemotherapy

Palliative treatments

CT scan (CAT scan)

Abdominal ultrasound

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)

Laparoscopy

Biopsy

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For all stages of pancreatic cancer combined, the one-year relative survival rate is 20%, and the five-year rate is 7%

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Don’t smoke

Stay at a healthy weight

Limit alcohol use