Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the world. The pancreas is one of the internal organs of the body that produces enzymes to help digest food and hormones (such as insulin) to control blood sugar levels. Pancreatic cancer occurs when one of the pancreatic cells is damaged and begins to grow and multiply. Pancreatic cells and hormones are made by pancreatic endocrine cells. In about 90% of cancer cases Pancreas starts from the exocrine cells of the pancreas.. Pancreatic cancer tumors are sometimes detected during imaging tests that are done to check for signs of another disease.. Early stages of the disease are not known. - Dark urine and light stool - Blood clot - indigestion, - Diarrhea - Nausea - Loss of appetite Pancreatic cancer affects the whole body as it grows and spreads. This condition causes other symptoms such as the following: - Weight loss - Boredom, weakness and depression - Loss of appetite - Increased blood sugar Some diabetic people get pancreatic cancer due to the disorder caused by diabetes that makes the pancreas unable to produce insulin.. ### **jaundice** Causes yellowing of the skin and eyes...stools are not their natural brown color and become gray instead...jaundice is caused by a blockage in the flow of bile from the gallbladder to the intestine - where bile helps digest food...the blockage occurs due to cancer... **Diagnosis of Pancreatic or Pancreatic Cancer** To diagnose pancreatic cancer, the doctor recommends special imaging tests such as a C-scan of the abdomen. In the endoscopic diagnostic method, the accuracy of diagnosing pancreatic cancer is about 85 to 90%. If necessary, the cholangiopancreatography method is used.. It is directly examined and determines whether the adjacent lymph nodes are cancerous and separate tissue samples for examination under the microscope (whether the tumor is benign or malignant).... **Treatment of pancreatic or pancreatic cancer** Below we will examine the methods of pancreatic cancer treatment.... ### surgery If the cancer has not spread, surgery can cure the cancer.... But pancreatic cancer is diagnosed when the malignant cells have spread.... If the tumor is too big, it can be removed by surgery.... ### **Radiotherapy** After surgery, radiation therapy also helps to destroy the remaining cancer cells.... Radiation therapy helps to relieve pain and digestive problems caused by a large cancerous mass.... ### **Chemotherapy** After removing the tumor from the pancreas, chemotherapy is used... Chemotherapy is a good treatment for cancers that have spread... ### **Chemotherapy and radiation therapy** When the tumor is not completely destroyed and has not yet been removed from the pancreas, radiation therapy and chemotherapy are used together.... ### **Immunotherapy (biological therapy)** Strengthening the body's immune system to fight diseases.... ### **relieving treatment** These painkillers are used to reduce symptoms and control pain... The purpose of these painkillers is to improve the quality of life and improve mood.. Their use is useful along with other cancer treatments... > Dr... Mehdi Afzal Aghaei, a specialist in digestive and liver diseases in Mashhad, has a specialized board > > Screening for gastrointestinal cancers (colon, stomach, liver and pancreas) in the office with anesthesia and without pain, with **special discount** to encourage patients to check and follow up on the health of the digestive system > > To schedule an appointment, you can call 051 (38704066) every day.... > > Office address: Mashhad, Kausar Blvd., between Kausar 2 and 4 - Farabi Building - 2nd floor **Gastroenterologist in Mashhad** ==================================== **\*Gastroenterologist in Mashhad\***