Related articles: Pancreatic cancer
Definition
Pancreatic cancer affects the homonymous organ, long and flat, located transversely in the upper part of the abdominal cavity, behind the lower portion of the stomach. The pancreas secretes numerous enzymes that allow digestion and hormones (insulin and glucagon) that intervene in the regulation of blood glucose. Pancreatic cancer is not in the very first places by diffusion, but it is due to a poor prognosis. Early diagnosis, in fact, in addition to being difficult due to the delayed onset of symptoms, very often - given the impossibility of surgically removing the organ and the speed with which the cancer cells spread in the body - is not sufficient.Most common symptoms and signs *
- Anorexia
- Ascites
- Increased appetite
- Bad digestion
- Colaluria
- Yellow Diarrhea
- Pain in a hip
- Abdominal pain
- Pain in the upper part of the abdomen
- Eosinophilia
- heartburn
- Hunger
- I made clear
- Glycosuria
- hyperphagia
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyponatremia
- undernourishment
- Jaundice
- Thinness
- marasma
- Nausea
- Weight loss
- He retched
- Biliary vomiting
Further indications
Generally, the symptoms of pancreatic cancer occur only when the disease enters an advanced stage. Furthermore, there are no specific symptoms, since these are common to various diseases of the digestive system; abdominal pain, when present, is located in the upper part of the abdomen and can radiate to the back. In advanced stages, diabetes may appear due to the inability of diseased cells to produce insulin. Among the main risk factors we find cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, obesity and advanced age.
