Pancreatic Cancer Health Feed

Diabetes which was earlier called a lazy person's disease does not live up to the name anymore. Owing to the sedentary lifestyle and bad eating habits, diabetes has become an epidemic in the recent years.
As as we all know, diabetes is a condition characterized by an increased concentration of blood glucose level. If not managed and treated on time, the condition can prove to be life threatening. Diabetes is known to trigger a host of health complications and disorders including cancer. In f...more

The pancreas is a gland located in the abdominal region that performs two main functions for the body: produces digestive juices and the hormone insulin which regulates the blood sugar levels. The part which produces the digestive juices is exocrine and the insulin-producing part is the endocrine portion. Pancreatic cancer, which is an uncontrolled growth of the pancreas cells, often starts in the exocrine portion and is known as the pancreatic adenocarcinoma. The one which develops in the endoc...more

Cancer is an abnormal growth of cells which tend to proliferate in an uncontrolled way and, in some cases, to metastasize (spread). When it involves pancreas (an organ related to insulin formation in human body, it is termed as pancreatic cancer. Pancreas also produces enzyme that help indigestion.
You can consult a local doctor for this. A big NO to self medication.

Often referred to as silent cancer, pancreatic cancer has little or vague symptoms in the early stages. Unexplained and significant weight loss is a classic symptom during the initial stages along with symptoms such as yellow skin/eyes, itching, dark urine, and abdominal discomfort or pain. Treatment usually involves evaluation of what stage the cancer is in, the complications that are involved and identifying the right surgical method.

The two major types of surgery include potentiall...more

It is unwanted growth of the tissue it is not serious as long as it is benign and not causing an pressure on the adjacent organ because of its size.

Every medicene has side effects.Sugar free tablet daily allowance is 16 tablets.No body takes that much tablets. 2 or 3 tablets are quite safe.Long term side effects don't matter,as no body lives that age.

Proinsulin is the precursor of insulin & C-peptide and its levels may be elevated in patients with insulin producing Islet cell tumors. This assay is useful as a part of the diagnostic workup of suspected Insulinoma, PC1/3 deficiency and in patients with suspected Proinsulin mutations.

Pancreas is small organ located behind your stomach, which are responsible for the production of insulin. This organ produces multiple enzymes, which are necessary for digestion. The increase in diabetes, obesity, smoking and other issues within the population have also pushed up the number of cases of pancreatic cancer. Let's look at some of the Ayurvedic remedies, which are known to be very effective in combating or preventing this disease.

Tulsi or Ocimum Tenuiflorum: Tulsi has been ...more

Pancreas is small organ located behind your stomach, which are responsible for the production of insulin. This organ produces multiple enzymes, which are necessary for digestion. The increase in diabetes, obesity, smoking and other issues within the population have also pushed up the number of cases of pancreatic cancer. Let's look at some of the Ayurvedic remedies, which are known to be very effective in combating or preventing this disease.

Tulsi or Ocimum Tenuiflorum: Tulsi has been ...more

Enlarged pancreas can result beacuse of factors such as:

An abscess in your pancreas: This refers to a dangerous formation inside the pancreas. Neglecting its occurrence can also turn out to be fatal. An abscess is a cavity containing pus that further infects the rest of the organ. Presence of harmful bacteria in the pancreas leads to such a case.
A cyst in the lining of your pancreas: Epithelial cysts in the pancreas can also cause the organ to swell up. Such cysts are mostly beni...more