Healthy Living Project By: Soila Magdalena Douce Pancreatic Cancer Healthy Living Project By: Soila Magdalena Douce

About Pancreatic Cancer Pancreas is a gland behind your stomach and in front of your spine. Produces juices that help break down food and the hormones that control blood sugar levels. Pancreatic cancer starts in the cells Symptoms do not show easily Symptoms do not show right away after you are diognosed

Symptoms Yellowing of skin and Eyes Pain in the abdomen and back Weight Loss Tired Pain in upper abdomen Darkened urine Diarrhea Back Pain

Cause of Pancreatic Cancer Cause of this disease is a tumor The size and location, of the tumor depends whether or not it is serious

Frequency or rate of Pancreatic Cancer 1-5 years Survival rates are 25% and 6% 80% of people diagnosed with it from 6-10 months 30% of people diagnosed with this disease are men African Americans are more likely to get pancreatic cancer

Risk Factors Some risk factors for getting pancreatic cancer: Smoking a lot Long-term diabetes Hereditary disorders

How is the disease diagnosed? If patients has pain in upper abdomen and pain radiates to lower back The symptoms Location of the cancer CT Scan Computed tomography Endoscopic needle biopsy Endoscopic ultrasound ‘

What is treatment? Surgery Radiation Chemotherapy Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

References!!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_cancer#Treatment http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_cancer