The telltale signs are easy to ignore
There are many cancers that develop silently, the signs are often confused with common diseases, causing patients to subjectively not go to the doctor in time. treatment.
How dangerous is pancreatic cancer?
The most feared cancer is pancreatic cancer. Because this is a disease with an extremely low survival rate. According to data from the National Cancer Institute, the 5-year survival rate of pancreatic cancer patients is only 7.2% and the risk is 1 in 65.
According to statistics of the World Health Organization, pancreatic cancer ranks only 14th in incidence (458,918 cases/year). However, pancreatic cancer ranks 7th in terms of cancer mortality (432,242 deaths/year). Pancreatic cancer is considered to have the worst prognosis.
In Vietnam, the Global Cancer Organization (GLOBOCAN) estimates that in 2018 Vietnam had nearly 1,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer and nearly 900 deaths from this disease.
Illustration: Pancreatic cancer is one of the diseases with a high mortality rate.
Causes of pancreatic cancer
The pancreas is an important organ that helps produce insulin and enzymes to digest food. Currently, the specific cause of pancreatic cancer is unknown. However, unhealthy living habits such as smoking, inactivity, unreasonable diet (eating too much fat),… can increase the risk of pancreatic cancer.
In the early stages, people with pancreatic cancer hardly have any symptoms. And only when the tumor has grown to a certain extent, the patient’s body will have certain symptoms.
Warning signs of pancreatic cancer
1. Back pain
One of the telltale signs of pancreatic cancer is lower back pain. Usually, when having low back pain, many people will just think that they are too active or sit for a long time, so the lumbar spine is injured causing pain.
However, in fact, pancreatic cancer can also cause low back pain. Because the pancreas is located close to the peritoneum, behind the stomach, when the tumor grows, it will easily invade the back of the peritoneum, causing pain in the lower back. This pain will be long-lasting and will be especially painful at night.
Illustration: Pancreatic cancer can cause back pain.
2. Jaundice
In most cases, jaundice is a common manifestation of liver and gallbladder diseases. However, jaundice can also be a sign that you have pancreatic cancer, especially if the tumor is located in the area of the head of the pancreas, the body will show symptoms of jaundice in the early stages.
This is because pancreatic head cancer easily compresses and invades the common bile duct, thereby affecting the function of bile, leading to cholestasis and jaundice, including scleral jaundice, change in urine color. ,… Pancreatic cancer patients will experience varying degrees of jaundice and skin itching.
Illustration: Jaundice is one of the warning signs of pancreatic cancer.
3. Anorexia
The pancreas has an endocrine function (stimulating the production of insulin to help better absorb glucose to reduce blood sugar) and an exocrine function (secreting digestive juices. When food enters the stomach, digestive enzymes are digested. will go through many small ducts to the main pancreatic duct and then to the bile duct. The bile duct will take pancreatic juice into the gallbladder, mix with bile to support the body’s digestive activities).
Therefore, when having pancreatic cancer, the function of secreting digestive enzymes of the pancreas will also be reduced, affecting the process of digesting food. At this time, patients often have symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite.
4. Weight loss
Data studies have shown that more than 70% of pancreatic cancer patients experience severe weight loss.
This is because the patient is not only due to the decreased function of the pancreas, which affects the digestive process, but also because the cancer cells continuously absorb the nutrients loaded into the body, thereby leading to the condition. Rapid weight loss in a short period of time.
Therefore, if you lose weight in a short period of time without applying any weight loss exercises, please go to hospital facilities for examination and timely diagnosis and treatment.
It can be said that pancreatic cancer or any type of cancer causes negative effects on human physical and mental health. Therefore, in daily life, everyone should maintain a healthy lifestyle, happy and positive mood, build a moderate diet to reduce the risk of disease.
Source: Compilation, Sohu
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