Treatment of pancreatic cancer depends on a number of factors. Among these are the type, size, and extent of the tumor and so is the age and general health of patients. A treatment plan tailored to each patient's purposes.
Methods of Treatment
Pancreatic cancer can be cured only if he is found in its early stages, before it has spread. If not, it is very difficult to cure. However, it can be treated, the symptoms can be removed / lightened, and the quality of life of patients can be improved / upgraded.
Pancreatic cancer can be cured only if he is found in its early stages, before it has spread. If not, it is very difficult to cure. However, it can be treated, the symptoms can be removed / lightened, and the quality of life of patients can be improved / upgraded.
Pancreatic cancer treated with surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy. Researchers also are studying biological therapy to see if it is useful in treating this disease. Occasionally some of the methods used, and the patient was referred to doctors who specialize in cancer care in different kinds.
Surgery may be performed to remove all or part of the pancreas. Sometimes it is also necessary to remove a portion of the stomach, duodenum, and other tissues adjacent. This operation is called a Whipple procedure. In cases where the cancer in the pancreas can not be removed, the surgeon may be able to create a bypass around the common bile duct or duodenum if one is blocked.
Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses high-powered rays to damage / destroy cancer cells and stop their growth. Radiation is usually given 5 days per week for 5 to 6 weeks. This schedule helps protect healthy tissues by spreading out the total dose of radiation. Patients do not need to be hospitalized for radiation therapy.
Radiation is also being studied as a way to eradicate cancer cells that remain in the area after surgery. In addition, radiation therapy can help relieve pain / pains or digestive problems when the common bile duct or duodenum is blocked.
Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells. Your doctor may use just one drug or a combination. Chemotherapy may be given by oral (by mouth) or by injection into a muscle or vein. The drugs enter the bloodstream and travel through the body. Chemotherapy is usually given in cycles: a treatment period followed by a recovery period, then another treatment period, and rivals.
