What exactly is the pancreas? Why is pancreatic cancer so difficult to treat?

In the past, stomach cancer, lung cancer, and liver cancer were more commonly known. Recently, there has been an increasing concern about pancreatic cancer. The incidence of pancreatic cancer is increasing, and in the last decade, it has ranked fourth and fifth among all systemic tumors.

Pancreatic cancer, like breast cancer, is a "rich cancer". In the past, the incidence was high in Europe and the United States, and now it is also high in China. <>

First of all, it's not easy to spot. The pancreas is hidden behind the peritoneum, the front part of the intestinal tube is filled with gas, and the back is surrounded by thick muscles and bones. Bultrasound is afraid of gas and bones.

Routine physical examination basically does not detect pancreatic abnormalities, and no obvious symptoms are seen in the early stage. By the time symptoms are noticed, they are usually already particularly severe. According to statistics, 80% of patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer miss the opportunity to have it removed.

Secondly, pancreatic cancer can be removed in a wide area, which is very harmful to the patient, and it will also implicate other symptoms, and the surrounding organs will be removed. If you are not careful, bile and pancreatic juice can leak out. Like sulfuric acid, if it leaks into the abdominal cavity, it will clear the surrounding organs and cause massive bleeding.

Therefore, this is one of the most difficult abdominal surgeries, it requires better physical condition, and it also requires higher surgical costs. About half of the 20% of patients who are able to operate are given up because they do not have enough money and are not in good physical condition enough to have their parts removed. That is, only about 10% of pancreatic cancer patients can be removed.

Third, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are not effective for pancreatic cancerThat's why there are gamma knife, ultrasound focusing, intervention, biology, immunity, traditional Chinese medicine, and so on, in which 90% of patients end up spending a lot of money, just prolonging their lives, but not thoroughly. <>

There is a tumor growing in the pancreas that quickly blocks the pancreatic ducts, which then block the bile ducts. Once the bile ducts are blocked, jaundice will appear, and liver function will deteriorate rapidly; If the tumor blocks the intestines, it can also cause blockages in the digestive tract. Without surgery, pancreatic cancer patients will not survive for three months.

The pancreas is a digestive organ in the human body, which is divided into two parts: endocrine glands and exocrine glands. The endocrine glands mainly secrete insulin to regulate the body's blood sugar, and insufficient secretion leads to an increase in blood sugar, which is what we call diabetes. The exocrine glands mainly secrete pancreatic juice, which is an alkaline digestive juice composed of pancreatic amylase, trypsin, lipase, etc

The pancreas is an important organ deep in the abdomen of the human body, which is used to convert proteins, sugars, and fats to provide energy for the body.

The pancreas is a digestive organ of the human body, and pancreatic cancer is difficult to treat because it is detected late.

The pancreas is a long, narrow gland that traverses the abdominal wall1 2 lumbar plane, is soft, grayish-red, and is an organ deep in the abdomen of the human body. The pancreas is divided into two parts: exocrine glands and endocrine glands.

The reason for the difficulty is that early detection is more difficult: early pancreatic cancer can be surgically treated**, but most of them are late; There are many methods, but the effect is poor: after surgery**, the 5-year survival rate is only 8%-20%.

The proportion of advanced pancreatic cancer is high: 70%-80% of pancreatic cancer incidence. The effect is poor.

2 The 3-year survival rate is low, and most patients survive less than 1 year.

The pancreas is a long, narrow gland, transversely located on the posterior abdominal wall1 2 lumbar vertebral plane and soft in texture with a grayish-red color. Pancreatic cancer cannot be detected in general examinations, and it is generally found at an advanced stage, so it is more difficult**.

Pancreatic cancer is a malignant tumor of the digestive tract with a high degree of malignancy and difficulty in diagnosis. About 90% are ductal adenocarcinomas that originate in the glandular epithelium. In recent years, its morbidity and mortality have increased significantly, and the five-year survival rate is less than 1%, making it one of the malignancies with the worst prognosis.

The main symptoms of pancreatic cancer include abdominal pain, loss of appetite, weight loss, jaundice, general malaise and other symptoms, accompanied by gastrointestinal bleeding, itching, muddy stools and other symptoms. Pancreatic cancer is characterized by rapid disease progression and a poor prognosis.

<> many pancreatic cancer patients experience abdominal pain. Pain may occur in the pancreas, mid-upper quadrant, lower quadrant, or the entire abdomen. The pain is often ambiguous and worsens as the disease progresses.

The location of the pain depends on the location of the tumor and usually appears as a constant, gradual dull or drilling pain. If you often feel abdominal pain and there is a tendency to worsen, it is best to go to the hospital as soon as possible, even if it is not pancreatic cancer, there may be other physical diseases, do not underestimate. The early diagnosis rate of pancreatic cancer is not high, the surgical mortality rate is high, and the ** rate is low.

The incidence of the disease is higher in men than in women, and it is much more common in men than in premenopausal women, and the incidence is similar in postmenopausal women as in men.

The incidence of pancreatic cancer is unclear and is related to smoking, alcohol consumption, high-fat and high-protein diets, excessive coffee consumption, environmental pollution, and genetic factors. The pancreas is a relatively small internal organ in the human body that is easily overlooked by people, and the "presence" is not strong, while pancreatic cancer, simply put, is a type of cancer that occurs in the pancreas. Malignant tumors of the digestive tract with a high degree of malignancy and poor prognosis.

The frightening thing is that this cancer is difficult to detect in the early stages of cancer, and it is easy to metastasize, making it difficult to **.

The clinical manifestations of pancreatic cancer depend on the location of the tumor, the course of the disease, the presence of metastases, and involvement of adjacent organs. It is characterized by a short course of the disease, rapid progression of the disease, deterioration of the condition, the most common is epigastric distension and discomfort, pain, although there is conscious pain, but not all tenderness, if there is tenderness consistent with the conscious pain site.

Because pancreatic cancer is basically at an advanced stage when it is discovered. When the body has symptoms such as epigastric pain, loss of appetite, indigestion, jaundice, and white clay-like stools, it is necessary to be alert to pancreatic cancer.

Because pancreatic cancer is defined as a highly malignant tumor in medical students, once its presence is discovered, about 80% of patients, it is in the middle and advanced stages, so its survival rate is very low. The biggest feature of pancreatic cancer in the early stage is that there are no obvious clinical symptoms, while there are clinical manifestations such as abdominal pain, jaundice, obstruction, and bleeding in the middle and late stages.

Caused by medical reasons, it is related to the condition of the body, you must pay attention to your ** state, whether there is pain in the back or abdomen, there is a phenomenon that is likely to be this disease.

Once a pancreatic tumor appears, if it is not detected in time, it is very harmful to human health, so how is the pancreatic tumor caused?

The pathogenesis of pancreatic tumors is still not very clear, and smoking, drinking alcohol, or a diet high in fat, animal protein, and cholesterol can increase the risk of pancreatic tumors. There is also a certain relationship with environmental pollution, genetic factors, etc. The occurrence of pancreatic tumors may also be related to chronic pancreatitis, long-term inflammation** and diabetes.

Insulinoma causes hypoglycemia due to excessive insulin production. It can be surgically removed, and there are some non-surgical means. When the pancreatic cyst is very small, there are generally no obvious clinical symptoms, so it can be followed up and observed, but when the cyst enlarges, compresses the surrounding organs, produces pain, or has nausea, vomiting and other digestive symptoms, or even compresses the common bile duct and causes jaundice, surgery is required**.

The malignant tumor of the pancreas includes surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and some symptomatic palliative treatment, and the choice of program is determined according to the specific stage of the patient's old limb, as well as the basic physical condition of the patient.

Pancreatic tumors include benign and malignant tumors, and benign pancreatic tumors are not treated with chemotherapy, and only when pancreatic malignant tumors, which are commonly known as pancreatic cancer, are diagnosed, we will undergo chemotherapy. Chemotherapy can be used as an adjunct to pancreatic cancer**, or as a main** for patients with locally advanced inoperable resectable pancreatic cancer or pancreatic cancer with metastatic lesions. It is still effective, but there are individual differences.

Commonly used chemotherapy drugs include gemcitabine, albumin, paclitaxel, etc., which can be treated as single agent chemotherapy or in combination with other chemotherapy drugs, ** pancreatic cancer.

Generally speaking, patients with pancreatic tumors need to pay close attention to their diet, avoid eating some greasy, fried, spicy food, eat more vitamin-rich, high-protein, low-fat food, especially need to pay attention to eating some soft food, which is easier to digest, to eat a small number of meals, avoid eating too much food at one time, oversatiety, bloating, etc., try to eat a light and easy-to-digest diet.

**Western medicine for pancreatic cancer has no specific drugs, and the use of general surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy often cannot achieve the best effect, but will accelerate the development of the disease, aggravate the pain of the patient, and accelerate the death of the patient. It is recommended to use traditional Chinese medicine formula**, there is a possibility that many patients can survive for a long time**.

After such a situation, you must go to the hospital**, you must relieve the condition through surgery or chemotherapy, you must develop a good work and rest, you must ensure a positive attitude, you must cooperate with the doctor's advice, and you must drink medicine.

Surgical resection should be performed as soon as possible, and postoperative chemotherapy and radiotherapy should be combined with drugs to delay the spread of cancer cells, and humanistic care should be done well, and the patient's body should be replenished with nutrients in a timely manner, and physical exercise should be paid attention to.

Surgical resection should be carried out as soon as possible, and postoperative drug radiotherapy and chemotherapy should be used to delay the spread of cancer cells, pay attention to humanistic care, timely supplement the patient's body nutrition, and pay attention to physical exercise.