| Pancreas is responsible for producing insulin which | | | | survival outcome is that the majority of cases are |
| regulates the sugar level in the body. All those who | | | | diagnosed when the cancer is at a very late stage. |
| know what diabetes is would know the importance | | | | This is due to the non-specific symptoms associated |
| of insulin in body (and hence the importance of | | | | with the disease in its early stages. Early warning |
| pancreas). Pancreas also produces pancreatic juice | | | | signs include pain in the upper abdomen, jaundice, loss |
| which helps in digestion of food. When abnormal | | | | of appetite, and weight loss. |
| growth of cells (malignant cells) occurs in the | | | | Endocrine Types of Pancreatic Cancer |
| pancreas, it is called pancreatic cancer. Like other | | | | Neuroendocrine Tumors (Islet Cell Tumors) are rare |
| types of cancer, pancreatic cancer too is life | | | | tumors with only 2500 cases seen every year in the |
| threatening. | | | | United States. About 50 percent of Islet cell tumors |
| Treatment for pancreatic cancer depends on the | | | | are malignant and are being more readily identified |
| stage and location of the cancer as well as on your | | | | from CT scans. They form sheets of reddish-brown |
| age, overall health and personal preferences. The first | | | | nodules that range in size from 2mm-1cm. In humans |
| goal of treatment is to eliminate the cancer, when | | | | metastasis is rare. |
| possible. When that isn't an option, the focus may be | | | | Pancreatic Lymphoma is rare but responds |
| on preventing the pancreatic cancer from growing or | | | | dramatically to chemotherapy. Males appear to be |
| causing more harm. This cancer is relatively resistant | | | | more predominant to this type of lymphoma. |
| to medical treatment and the only potentially curative | | | | Pancreatic lymphomas are a large homogeneous |
| treatment is surgery. Radiation therapy for pancreatic | | | | mass with extrapancreatic extension. |
| cancer can palliate pain but does not affect the | | | | Paraganglioma is a tumor that originates from |
| patients survival. | | | | paraganglia nueroendocrine cells .The function of |
| Coconut oil provides a quick and easy source of | | | | paraganglia is suspected to be a function of the |
| nutrition because of it is easily digested and aids | | | | detection for oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the |
| assimilation of other nutrients. For this reason it has | | | | blood. |
| been recommended in the treatment of malnutrition | | | | There are various causes of Pancreatic Cancer but |
| (which can be a problem in a person suffering from | | | | the broad classification is among the genetic or |
| pancreatic cancer). Coconut oil can help with fatigue | | | | inherited causes and the acquired causes or risk |
| and a whole range of conditions because its | | | | factors leading to Pancreatic Cancer.genetic Cause: A |
| antimicrobial effects defeat organisms in the body, | | | | genetic link or predisposition is found in almost 1 out |
| which may be draining the body's strength and | | | | of 10 cases. The genes are carried on from the |
| causative to the condition. | | | | previous generation and later on in life develop in to |
| Other factors which influence the answer to the | | | | full blown Cancer. There are two sets of genes |
| question how can I avoid pancreatic cancer come | | | | which every individual inherits from the parents. |
| from the family history. You have to check if your | | | | Pancreatic cancer symptoms are often difficult to |
| family has a positive history of pancreatic cancer. | | | | detect, making it even harder to diagnose this |
| This might be among first or second degree relatives. | | | | potentially deadly disease. It's important to remember |
| There is also an influence of conditions like chronic | | | | that many of the indicators will not present |
| pancreatitis. If you have a history of repeated | | | | themselves until after the disease is in an advanced |
| attacks of inflammation of your pancreas, this | | | | stage. Keep reading for a list of possible signs. |
| increases the risk of developing pancreatic cancer to | | | | Stomach Pains,Loss of Appetite,Painful or Painless |
| a great extent. Some families have a predisposition | | | | Jaundice,Trusseau Sign (Blood Clots),Depression |
| to chronic pancreatitis and this factor must be looked | | | | Alternative treatments and cures for all forms of |
| into in detail. One risk factor for pancreatitis itself and | | | | cancer, however, is one of the most controversial |
| indirectly affecting the risk of developing pancreatic | | | | topics in all of medicine, and has been for almost a |
| cancer is alcohol intake. | | | | century. There are very good reasons for this |
| Digestion and debt relief may seem like two peculiar | | | | controversy. Thousands of lives and billions of dollars |
| subjects to tackle but in essence dealing with these | | | | are at stake. |
| two issues can make a world of difference for | | | | An alternative treatment for pancreatic cancer and |
| Pancreatic Cancer patients and their loved ones. First | | | | any other kind of cancer is to alkalize the body. This |
| I will deal with the matter of digestion for those | | | | can be done by eating foods that are either outright |
| dealing with this brutal Cancer as proper digestion is | | | | alkaline or foods that become alkaline after being |
| vital for the Pancreatic Cancer patient. The reason | | | | processed by the body. Since most foods are acidic, |
| for this is that people with this disease are fighting to | | | | it may be necessary to also ingest an alkaline |
| live as the Cancer fights back to destroy them. We | | | | supplement like calcium. |
| all know the frequently used expression, "You are | | | | Symptoms and diagnosis of pancreatic cancer Again, |
| what you eat." The problem is that if you can't eat | | | | none of the symptoms of pancreatic cancer are such |
| you become nothing because you eat nothing or in | | | | so as to give confirmatory indications of pancreatic |
| other words you die if you are unable to nourish your | | | | cancer. Pain in the abdomen, tiredness and loss of |
| body. | | | | appetite are said to be symptoms of pancreatic |
| The main reason pancreatic cancer has such a poor | | | | cancer but these can really be caused by so many |
| survival outcome is that the majority of cases are | | | | other things that it might not even occur to you that |
| diagnosed when the cancer is at a very late stage. | | | | this could be caused by pancreatic cancer. However, |
| This is due to the non-specific symptoms associated | | | | if you are skeptical and want to make sure that |
| with the disease in its early stages. Early warning | | | | everything is ok, you can always consult a qualified |
| signs include pain in the upper abdomen, jaundice, loss | | | | doctor to vet out your fears. Jaundice is another |
| of appetite, and weight loss. | | | | symptom of pancreatic cancer but this too can be |
| The main reason pancreatic cancer has such a poor | | | | caused by other things. |