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Suggest Treatment For Pancreatic Cancer
I am afraid that I have pancreatic Cancer.I was in the Hospital over Christmas with a bowel obstruction and the cat sca showed the pancreas enlarged. I have the scan repeated the 29th of January to compare. My fear comes from month of really bad back pain and obdominal pain. I am scared.
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Sun, 25 Jan 2015
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Hi, dear
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.
You may have pancreas cancer or some other pathology. You should go for CEA & CA 19.9 along with ct scan. Then take treatment according to diagnosis. In early stage surgery is possible. In late stage chemotherapy is the treatment of choice. Gemcitabine ia drug of choice. Consult your doctor and take treatment accordingly.
Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.
You may have pancreas cancer or some other pathology. You should go for CEA & CA 19.9 along with ct scan. Then take treatment according to diagnosis. In early stage surgery is possible. In late stage chemotherapy is the treatment of choice. Gemcitabine ia drug of choice. Consult your doctor and take treatment accordingly.
Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.
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It is important to get complete work up done in detail and confirm the condition before taking treatment. An enlarged pancreas itself doe not mean pancreatic cancer. Please get the CT scan repeated at the earliest and also get any additional investigations like FNAC or biopsy. It is important to do blood work up for pancreatitis to know if you have inflammation of pancreas that is causing pain in back and abdomen.
The bowel obstruction is an emergency and requires to be treated with care urgently. Once your bowel obstruction is relieved then adequate bowel rest is required. Please follow recommended treatment and diet for quick recovery. Discuss pain relief with your doctor. Please do not worry.
Thanks for writing in.
It is important to get complete work up done in detail and confirm the condition before taking treatment. An enlarged pancreas itself doe not mean pancreatic cancer. Please get the CT scan repeated at the earliest and also get any additional investigations like FNAC or biopsy. It is important to do blood work up for pancreatitis to know if you have inflammation of pancreas that is causing pain in back and abdomen.
The bowel obstruction is an emergency and requires to be treated with care urgently. Once your bowel obstruction is relieved then adequate bowel rest is required. Please follow recommended treatment and diet for quick recovery. Discuss pain relief with your doctor. Please do not worry.
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