Pancreatic Cancer Symptoms, Signs, and Risk Factors [2020]
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Ever since the queen of soul passed, I have been asked a lot of questions about pancreatic cancer. What are the symptoms? How do you know if you have pancreatic cancer? Should you be screened? Over the next several minutes, I will give an overview of pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. The pancreas is about six to eight inches long and about two inches wide, and it extends from the head of the pancreas, which is on the right side of the abdomen, connected to the small intestine, near the gallbladder and the liver, and the pancreas extends to the tail of the pancreas, which is more on the left side of the abdomen.
The pancreas is the organ that's responsible for producing certain hormones such as insulin, which regulates your blood sugar. The pancreas also produces certain digestive enzymes or digestive juices, which help us to digest fat.
There are two types of pancreatic cancer. One, which comes from the endocrine glands or the hormone-producing cells such as an insulinoma. The other type of pancreatic cancer comes from the exocrine glands or from the pancreatic ducts, and this exocrine gland pancreatic cancer is the most common type of pancreatic cancer.
What are the symptoms of pancreatic cancer? One is weight loss. Patients with pancreatic cancer often have early satiety, meaning they get full quickly off of just small amounts of food, or they may just lose their appetites altogether. Another symptom, abdominal pain. Patients often have a dull, aching abdominal pain in the central upper abdomen, and it often radiates to the back.
How can you be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer? If you have any of the symptoms I described, it is important that you consult your physician as soon as possible. Your physician will do a complete history and physical, and they will likely do some imaging studies such as an ultrasound of the pancreas or a CT, computed tomography, of the pancreas or a test called an ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. If they are suspicious or if they see a mass that looks like pancreatic cancer, then they may do a biopsy, which is when they have a physician to take a small sample of the mass, and a pathologist is another type of physician who will look at that and determine if it is or if it isn't pancreatic cancer.
The treatment for pancreatic cancer. The treatment really depends on the staging. If the cancer is caught early, there's a chance that you can have surgery or surgical removal of the cancer. and patients often will have an adjuvant therapy, which means they will receive chemotherapy and/or radiation, especially if the pancreatic cancer has spread. In cases of stage four or metastatic pancreatic cancer, a lot of those patients will also receive chemotherapy. However, that chemotherapy is usually just to shrink the tumor or to help to decrease the symptoms of the tumor. Stage four pancreatic cancer is usually not curable.
So what are the risk factors for pancreatic cancer? Well, five to 10 percent of patients who have pancreatic cancer also have family members with pancreatic cancer. So, we do believe that there is some hereditary component.
This ends my overview of pancreatic cancer symptoms, signs, and risk factors. I want you to take care of yourselves, and if you have any of the symptoms that I described, please consult your physician immediately. Those symptoms are weight loss, abdominal pain, jaundice. Also, make sure that you prioritize yourself. Take care of you. As always, strive to live your healthiest, happiest
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Thank you, Doctor. I was diagnosed with PanCan in January 2018. Fortunately, it was caught at stage 1A, and I received the Whipple surgery to remove the cancer. I followed up with 6 months of chemotherapy. Thank God, my CA19-9 test have remained normal. Of course I have to be tested every 4 months, but thanks be to God, I'm still alive and kicking.
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I lost my brother to this awful disease 5 yrs. ago. He lived for 3 yrs post-diagnosis. He lived every minute of his remaining days, either with the family or on his Harley. He motivated me to become an advocate with the PanCan network. We need more money for research & earlier diagnosis methods, as well as more treatment options. Please donate if you can during the many activities that Pan Can holds every year. Become an advocate!
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Thank you Dr. Frieda for this informative video. I was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer yesterday. The doctors believe they've caught it early @ stage 1 & in the head portion. My surgery is in two weeks. I have total faith in God & that's where I'm leaving it. Still one must stay educated. Through your video, I am. Thank you so much!
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Lost my mom to this horrible cancer Feb 2020.. Thank you so much for this. Helped explain many questions I had.
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The most beautiful Doctor in this world!
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My uncle recently passed away last month from pancreatic cancer, he was 68. One of the first symptoms was that he had a hard time swallowing food, then once he did swallow the food, his stomach would hurt, they thought it was some sort of indigestion, pills weren’t working. He also had back pain in the beginning, weight loss, loss of appetite, then came the color change, yellow skin, his eyes also, that’s when the doctors started digging deeper for answers, but unfortunately they diagnosed it too late in early November, by that time it had spread to other organs already, pretty much metastatic, and he passed late December. He was finally looking forward to retirement, few months shy of his first retirement check, he even turned in all of the paper work. Horrible disease, I don’t wish it on anyone!
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My mom died of Pancreatic Cancer in June of last year. I miss her so much. Pancreatic Cancer is a very complicated type of stomach cancer indeed, one of the worst with a very low survival rate.
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Dr Frida, thank you for taking the time to make this video and explain the symptoms to us. It’s appreciated.
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Thank you Dr Frita. You explanations are very clear & easy to understand. I lost my uncle to pancreatic CA in 2019 his symptoms are severe backaches that never goes away, no appetite, yellow skin , yellow eyes, tiredness & rapid weight loss.
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Thank you so much for making this. You’ve explained it really clearly and with compassion. Please keep on doing what you do. 🙏🏼
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Thanks Dr.Frita, the reason that I watched your video was Ed Nestor of the Chesterfield Missouri police just passed away from Pancreatic Cancer. He was a really nice person and his death caught me by surprise. I had no idea that he even had cancer. And boom just like that he was gone. Again another reason I watched your video was to gain understanding and try to learn from Ed’s tragedy. Hopefully someday we might be able to eradicate cancer. Thanks for your video, it was very informative.
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🙏🏾💜🙏🏾 Dr. Frita You are deeply appreciated .. and for everyone suffering with any Health Issues keep Praying and so will I. 💞
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THANK YOU Dr. Frita for you taking the time to explain this in a way people can understand, and in a way that don't scare them. You are most helpful, again Thank You Kindly!
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This video is very informative! Thank you! I love that you created a channel in order to inform others and spread awareness! Rest in peace Aretha ❤
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Very informative and the simplicity and calmness in which the info was shared, is quite admirable. Thank you Dr. Frita.
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Dr. Frita you have a special gift, which is the remarkable ability to communicate to the lay person. God Bless you.
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Great job! well spoken and to the point. Enjoyed and did learn all I need to know. Thx
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This is very kind of you to share this doctor. Please do more videos
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Can’t stop thinking about how beautiful you are. My brother passed from pancreatic cancer that spread to his liver. I remember that before he was diagnosed he always has that pain in the area of the pancreas.
