Pancreatic Cancer Cancer of the pancreas is the fifth most common cause of death in both men and women. Pancreatic cancer affects approximately 33‚730 Americans each year. The pancreas is a gland found behind the stomach that is shaped a little like a fish. The pancreas is around six inches long and less than two inches wide‚ and it spans across the abdomen. The pancreas makes enzymes to break down food. Jaundice‚ a condition marked by the yellowing of the skin and eyes commonly occurs
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and less than 2 inches wide across the belly. Pancreatic Cancer: Is a disease in which malignant cells are found in the tissues of the Pancreas. Pancreatic Cancer Classification Stages Stage 0 of Pancreatic Cancer In stage 0‚ abnormal cells are found in the lining of the pancreas. These abnormal cells may become cancer and spread into nearby normal tissue. Stage 0 is also called carcinoma in situ . Stage l In stage I‚ cancer has formed and is found in the pancreas only. Stage
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Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive type of cancer that will be diagnosed in approximately 53‚070 Americans this year alone; 41‚780 will die of it. (1) The pancreas is an organ essential in maintaining homeostasis in the body‚ it secretes hormones and enzymes that help us in the digestion of fats. Due to its “invasiveness‚ rapid progression and profound resistance to treatment” (3)‚ pancreatic cancer is the fourth cause of cancer death in the United States. Although there is not a sole cause of
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in regard to cancer is‚ is it hereditary? Could I be more susceptible to the development of cancer based on my family history? Pancreatic cancer is considered hereditary when a person has certain genetic syndromes. These genetic abnormalities cause as many as 10% of pancreatic cancers. Genetic syndromes that can cause exocrine pancreatic cancer are: Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome Familial melanoma Familial pancreatitis Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome)
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What is pancreatic cancer? Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive form of cancer that develops in the tissues of the pancreas. Located in the abdomen behind the lower part of the stomach‚ the pancreas aids in digestion. It contains both exocrine glands (which produce enzymes that help the body digest food) and endocrine glands (which produce hormones‚ including insulin‚ that help control blood sugar levels in the body). Pancreatic cancer is hard to diagnose and once it is found it has usual spread to
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patients with pancreatic cancer is important. Patients should be monitored closely for depression and treated when it arises. Other complications that require palliative intervention include pain; gastric outlet or duodenal obstruction; and bile duct obstruction and subsequent jaundice‚ cachexia‚ hypercoagulability and malabsorption caused by exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (Yim et al; 2001). Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and subsequent malabsorption should be treated with pancreatic enzyme
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cell division and cancer cells in class. At the beginning of the investigation‚ we knew how cells divided and symptoms for evidence of cancer. We also knew the process of cell reproduction as well as the cell cycle. My goal for this investigation was to use my knowledge to determine which patients if any had cancer. The guiding question was “Which Patients Could Have Cancer”. This question was related to the information we had been studying‚ because we had been studying cancer cells and mutations
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PANCREATIC CANCER Pancreatic cancer is a disease in which cells become abnormal and multiply without control or order and form a malignant tumor in the tissues of the pancreas. The pancreas is a gland about 6 inches long that is shaped like a thin tadpole lying on its side. It lies behind the stomach and in front of the spine. The wider end of the pancreas is called the head‚ the middle section is called the body‚ and the narrow end is called the tail. The pancreas has "exocrine" cells that
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Proposal Paper 1.My Topic The topic I want to research for my paper is Pancreatic Cancer. 2. What I Already Know I know that this is a cancer of the pancreas‚ which is an organ in the human body. I do not know a lot about the cancer or the actual organ itself. Though I have been affected by pancreatic cancer personally; my aunt was diagnosed with this cancer and later passed away from it. Through this experience‚ I saw that this cancer acts very fast and is very intense. My aunt was diagnosed in the
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What Are the Stages of Pancreatic Cancer? The stages of pancreatic cancer are used to describe how advanced the cancer is in your body. The higher the stage number‚ the more widespread the cancer is. These stages are important when choosing the best treatments for you. Your doctor might not be able to tell how far your cancer has spread (especially to the lymph nodes‚ which are tiny bean-shaped organs throughout the body that help fight infections) unless and until surgery is performed. For this
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