One of the main questions most sufferers and their families want to know is what is the pancreatic cancer life expectancy? Approximately 20% of pancreatic cancer patients may live for at least one year after diagnosis. Only about 5% live for more than five years. These statistics on survival rates are truly alarming, being the [...]
Chemo for pancreatic cancer is one of the options to try to kill the cancerous cells. The vast majority of cancers of different organs of the body are detected early. Unfortunately pancreatic cancer is not one of those. The pancreas is hidden between the stomach and the spine. It’s called a silent disease whose symptoms [...]
Pancreatic cancer is difficult to detect and diagnose early. This is because in the early stages of pancreatic cancer there are no signs or symptoms and when they do appear, they are similar to the signs of many other diseases. If the doctor finds pancreatic cancer, the patient will have more tests to find out [...]
It is very important to know your body and its functions in order to understand the causes of pancreatic cancer. By doing this you may be able to prevent the condition becoming more severe. This time we’ll talk about a little-known part of the human body, the pancreas, where it is located and the cause [...]
Before we discuss metastatic liver cancer let’s have a look at the function of the liver. The liver is a brown solid organ situated in the upper right abdomen, tucked behind the ribs. Basically it will destroy, transform and eliminate many substances in the body, especially bilirubin. It produces many things and receives blood from [...]
