The Doctor Connect Pancreatic Cancer Is On The Rise. November is a Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

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07/13/23

Average population - there are no screening tools for pancreatic cancer.
High-risk population - there are studies on blood tests, saliva tests, MRI tests.
The prognosis for pancreatic cancer is poor. 5-year survival 3-5%

Know risk factors: as smoking, chronic inflammation in the pancreas that does not heal or improve- called chronic pancreatitis, increased body weight, diabetes, physical inactivity, a diet high in saturated fat.
Every pancreatic tumor is different.
Stages: resectable, borderline resectable, locally advanced, and metastatic.
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