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media type="file" key="pancreatic commercial.m4a"**Pancreatic Cancer Commercial by Patricia Kelley



__Background Info...__** - Pancreatic cancer is a malignant tumor of the pancreas.

__**Prognosis?**__ - The prognosis for pancreatic cancer victims is generally poor. It is very hard to catch pancreatic cancer in it's early forms because it is hidden away underneath the stomach and has no "flag raising" symptoms. Very few people are alive years after their diagnosis and complete recover is very rare.

__**Symptoms?**__ - The symptoms for pancreatic cancer are general and difficult to detect. Common symptoms include abdominal pain, jaundice, weight loss, troussau sign and depression.
 * Jaundice is a yellowish discoloration of the eyes, skin and mucous membranes. It occurs when the pancreatic tumor obstructs the bile duct.
 * Trousseau sign is when blood clots spontaneously for in blood vessels or veins
 * Clinical depression has been reported with pancreatic cancer victims but the cause for this is scientifically unknown

__**Prevention?**__ - Avoid factors below (that can be avoidable) - Take a Vitamin D supplement - The consumption of vitamins such as B12, B6 and folate WITHIN food rather than in tablet form

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 * Factors which can Attribute to Pancreatic Cancer...**__
 * 1) Male gender
 * 2) Age
 * 3) African ethnicity
 * 4) Smoking increases a 75% increase for pancreatic cancer
 * 5) Obesity
 * 6) Diabetes
 * 7) Diets high in red meat
 * 8) Exposure to certain dyes, pesticides and gasoline related chemicals
 * 9) Family history (Genetics)
 * 10) Gingivitis disease

__**Treatment?**__
 * Depends on the stage of cancer*

//The Whipple Procedure// - The most common surgical treatment for pancreatic cancer that involves the head of the pancreas. It is performed in the small number of cases because it of the likely hood of the patient surviving and if the tumor can be removed without injuring the pancreas
 * Surgery**

- Chemotherapy is not really used to cure pancreatic cancer because it can only agin a modest survival benefit. Chemotherapy is mainly used to improve the victim's quality of life.
 * Chemotherapy**



- November is Pancreas Cancer Awareness Month - Purple is the color chosed to represent Pancreatic Cancer Awareness
 * Fun Facts...**

- Research spending for pancreatic cancer is the lowest of any leading cancers, which is generally $1145 per patient - Within the US, Approximately 37,170 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year and 33,370 people will die from it
 * Not So Fun Facts...**

http://www.pancan.org/About/pancreaticCancerStats.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_cancer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaundice