Pancreatic cancer

Introduction: Pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer: Cancer of the pancreas (usually digestive area). More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Pancreatic cancer is available below.

Symptoms of Pancreatic cancer

• No early symptoms
• Upper abdominal pain
• Worsening abdominal pain
• Upper back pain
• Abdominal pain lessens when bending forwards

See full list of 17 symptoms of Pancreatic cancer

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Pancreatic cancer:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests

Medical Textbooks Online about Pancreatic cancer

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Diagnostic Tests for Pancreatic cancer

• Physical exam
• Blood tests
• Urine tests
• Stool tests
• Bilirubin tests

See full list of 18 diagnostic tests for Pancreatic cancer

Wrongly Diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer?

• Misdiagnosis of Pancreatic cancer
• Failure to diagnose Pancreatic cancer
• Underlying causes of Pancreatic cancer (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Failure to diagnose Pancreatic cancer

Misdiagnosis and Pancreatic cancer

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Causes of Pancreatic cancer

Read more about causes of Pancreatic cancer.

More information about causes of Pancreatic cancer:

• Pancreatic cancer as a complication caused by other conditions
• Pancreatic cancer as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Pancreatic cancer

Treatments for Pancreatic cancer

• Chemotherapy
• Radiation therapy
• Surgery
  • Whipple procedure
  • Distal pancreatectomy

See full list of 20 treatments for Pancreatic cancer

Videos for Pancreatic cancer

Patient Surveys for Pancreatic cancer

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Pancreatic cancer
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Prognosis for Pancreatic cancer

Prognosis for Pancreatic cancer: Often poor because pancreatic cancer is rarely discovered in its early stages.

More about prognosis of Pancreatic cancer

Reseach about Pancreatic cancer

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Clinical Trials for Pancreatic cancer

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Pancreatic cancer include:

• Safety Study of 90Y-hMN14 to Treat Pancreatic Cancer - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - hMN14 (labetuzumab)
• A Safety and Effectiveness Study of Aroplatin in Patients With Advanced Solid Malignancies - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Aroplatin (Liposomal NDDP, L-NDDP)
• Acupuncture For Pancreatic Cancer Pain - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Malignant Obstruction ZILVER Against Routine Therapy (MOZART I) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Trial of Curcumin in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Curcumin (diferuloyl methane)

See full list of 306 Clinical Trials for Pancreatic cancer

Statistics for Pancreatic cancer

• Medical statistics for Pancreatic cancer
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Pancreatic cancer
• Death and Mortality statistics for Pancreatic cancer
• Society statistics for Pancreatic cancer

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Definitions of Pancreatic cancer:

Pancreatic carcinoma is a carcinoma arising from the exocrine pancreas. The overwhelming majority of pancreatic carcinomas are adenocarcinomas. --2002 - (Source - Diseases Database)

Cancer of the pancreas - (Source - WordNet 2.1)