Pancreatic Cancer develops when uncontrolled cell growth begins in a part of the pancreas.

The pancreas makes enzymes that end up helping us digest our cooked food. We need this help because cooked food has no more live enzymes present.

Pancreatic Cancer is hard to treat because it has very few symptoms before it spreads to other parts of the body.

If you do have Pancreatic Cancer, remember that chemo and radiation therapy are only treatments, not preventions of a cause. If you ask people that have survived more than five years after having Pancreatic Cancer, you may find that they have "cleaned up" their life and they've changed their diet so that ends up being more alkaline.

Pancreatic Cancer Signs and Symptoms are include :

• Loss of appetite or unintended weight loss

• Dark - Colored Urine
• Pain in the Abdomen or the back
• Blood Clots
• Light - Colored Stools
• Fatigue
• Nausea

Factors that may increase your risk of Pancreatic Cancer include :

• Stop Smoking
• Diabetes
• Exposure to Environmental Toxins
• Chronic Pancreatitis, or inflammation of the Pancreas
• Older age, as most people are diagnosed after age 65
• Family history of Pancreatic Cancer

Three main Surgical Procedures for Pancreatic Cancer are :

• Whipple Procedure

• Distal Pancreatectomy
• Total Pancreatectomy

• Surgery :
In some cases, during surgery, the surgeon will find that the cancer has spread, and the operation will be ended. If surgery to remove the tumor is not possible, other interventions may be performed to help alleviate blockages or manage other symptoms.
• Chemotherapy :
Chemotherapy, with or without radiation therapy, is regularly used for patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer.
• Radiation Therapy :
Radiation Therapy usually comes from a machine that moves around you, directing radiation to specific points on your body (external beam radiation). Radiation therapy uses high-energy beams, such as those made from X-rays and protons, to destroy cancer cells. You may receive radiation treatments before or after cancer surgery, often in combination with chemotherapy.
• Targeted Therapy :
Targeted therapy is a type of cancer treatment that targets proteins that control how cancer cells grow, divide, and spread.