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This Concept Map has information related to: Zoom-Pancreatic-Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer prevention Avoid Tobacco, Alcohol, Control Obesity, No sedentary lifestyle (do physical exercise), Treat immediately for Pancreatitis, Hepatitis-B, H.pylori (an infection of stomach lining), Pancreatic Cysts, if any. Avoid Cookies, Avoid Cakes, Avoid Pastry, Avoid Oily Food Eat: Green vegetables, Raw & Unprocessed Food, Fish high in Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Nuts, Beans, Fruits, Pancreatic Cancer of two categories Exocrine Pancreas Cancer, Endocrine Pancreas Cancer means Tumors at the Insulin making part (islet cell). Also called pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer; Rare & slow growth, Pancreatic Cancer of two categories Endocrine Pancreas Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer Symptoms (a) Abdomen Pain Back Pain, (b) Weight Loss associated with - Appetite Loss, - Bloating, - Diarrhea or faulty Bowel movement that float in water (steatorrhea) (c) Jaundice - yellowing of the skin (d) Itching, Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Consult Doctor (Oncologist); Diagnosis: Physical Examination, Blood Tests- CA 19-9; Ultrasound (reveals 75% abnormality in Pancreas); Computed Tomography (CT); Biopsy; Treatment for stage-1&2: Whipple Surgery followed by Six Months of Chemotherapy; Treatment for locally advanced unresectable pancreatic Cancer(stage-3): Low dose Chemo- therapy along with Radiation treatment to Pancreas & sur- rounding tissues; Treatment for metastatic cancer: Chemotherapy (single agent to 3), Exocrine Pancreas Cancer means Tumors at the Enzymes making part. Develops from the cells that line the system of ducts that deliver enzymes to small Intestines. Also called Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (95% of all pancreatic ductal cancers)
