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MCh - Surgical Gastroenterology/G.I. Sur...read more
Surgical Gastroenterologist•Delhi
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The pancreas has an important role in the body. It releases enzymes for digestion and hormones for managing blood sugar. Pancreatic cancer hampers these functions and starts to affect the health of the patient even before cancer spreads to nearby organs. However, the real concern with pancreatic cancer lies in its rapid spread. In fact, it typically spreads to nearby organs quite fast. Moreover, it is quite difficult to detect it in the early stages.
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Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip
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The pancreas has an important role in the body. It releases enzymes for digestion and hormones for managing blood sugar. Pancreatic cancer hampers these functions and starts to affect the health of the patient even before cancer spreads to nearby organs. However, the real concern with pancreatic cancer lies in its rapid spread. In fact, it typically spreads to nearby organs quite fast. Moreover, it is quite difficult to detect it in the early stages.
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Last Updated: 6 years ago• Featured Tip
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The pancreases are one of the most ignored glands in the abdomen. However, they are an important part of the digestive system. Without efficient pancreas controlling blood sugar levels is very hard. Pancreatic cancer is one of the conditions that can affect his gland. It is a rare type of cancer but is very aggressive and has very few symptoms. Hence, in many cases, it is diagnosed only at an advanced stage. Pancreatic cancer can be treated with chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. With advance...more
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Surgical Gastroenterologist•Chennai
The pancreas is the organ behind the lower part of the stomach. Its main role in your body is to produce enzymes and hormones to control digestion and blood glucose level. Pancreatic cancer occurs when a mass of abnormal cells grow, divide and spread to form a tumour.
Types of pancreatic cancer-
Exocrine - The cancer forms in the ducts of the pancreas; this is the most common form.
Endocrine - These are the rare type. It is benign which means the tumours do not spread t...more
Types of pancreatic cancer-
Exocrine - The cancer forms in the ducts of the pancreas; this is the most common form.
Endocrine - These are the rare type. It is benign which means the tumours do not spread t...more
Last Updated: 3 years ago• Featured Tip
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Pancreatic cancer, this type of cancer ;originates in the pancreas, the organ that lies behind the lower portion of your stomach. Abnormal cells start to grow and divide to form tumours. Over time, the disease may spread to other parts or organs of the body, making it hard to treat.
Knowing all about pancreatic cancer will give you an idea of the signs and risks of the disease. Here are a few facts you probably never knew about this grave illness:
Cancer of the pan...more
Knowing all about pancreatic cancer will give you an idea of the signs and risks of the disease. Here are a few facts you probably never knew about this grave illness:
Cancer of the pan...more
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Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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Generally identified as a rare and uncommon phenomenon, vaginal cancer most often occurs in the cells present in the outer lining of the vagina, also called the birth canal. Although primary vaginal cancer is rare and unusual, there are various other types of vaginal cancer that originate elsewhere in the body, but have spread over to your vagina.
Depending upon the nature of origin, vaginal cancer can be divided into the following types:
1. Vaginal adenocarcinoma, beginning in...more
Depending upon the nature of origin, vaginal cancer can be divided into the following types:
1. Vaginal adenocarcinoma, beginning in...more
Last Updated: 9 years ago• Featured Tip
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Cancer is the term that is used to describe a wide variety of malignant diseases. It is the second commonest cause of death in the world.
CAUSES:
• The exact causes for cancer is not known.
• It is multi-factorial disease – many factors contribute or predispose this condition.
• Modern diet – increased intake of junk food and decreased intake of fibers and roughage.
• Age, environmental pollutants or social, emotional factors influence the disease.
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CAUSES:
• The exact causes for cancer is not known.
• It is multi-factorial disease – many factors contribute or predispose this condition.
• Modern diet – increased intake of junk food and decreased intake of fibers and roughage.
• Age, environmental pollutants or social, emotional factors influence the disease.
...more
Last Updated: 7 years ago• Featured Tip
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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
The two major types of surgery include potentiall...more
Last Updated: 7 years ago• Featured Tip
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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
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