Pancreatic Cancer Treatment in Delhi

 

Pancreas is 6 inch long pear shaped organ, which is part of digestive organs which is located in our lower abdomen. This organ helps in digestion of food and helps in managing glucose balance in blood.

Our body makes healthy cells, and they die, but in some cases, due to DNA mutation there can be abnormal cell growth in any part of our body. When there are abnormal cell growth starts in our pancreas than this is called as pancreatic cancer,

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive forms of cancer, which means it progress rapidly with no visible symptoms till last stage, and almost 90% of pancreatic cancers are adenocarcinoma.

For the treatment of pancreatic cancer in Delhi consult with best gastro surgeon in Delhi.

Types of Pancreatic Cancers

Type of pancreatic cancer depends upon the area they grow. Our Pancreas is consist of two glands exocrine and endocrine, almost 95% pancreas tissues are exocrine, and remaining are endocrine, when a cancer is formed in exocrine tissues it’s known as pancreatic exocrine cancer, and in case of cancerous growth in endocrine tissues it’s called as neuroendocrine tumors.

Pancreatic Exocrine Cancer: Mostly adenocarcinomas affect the exocrine cells of pancreas, which usually form in pancreas duct.

Neuroendocrine Tumors: this is very rare kind of pancreatic cancer (PNETs), when a cancer is formed in non-functioning NET’s they get found only after a large growth of tumors, that is because there is visible symptoms due to no production of hormones in these cells.

Symptoms

Some common symptoms are listed below:

·         Jaundice (yellowing of skin and eyes)

·         Chalky or light colored stools

·         Dark urine

·         Ongoing pain in stomach or back

·         Loss of appetite or unwanted weight-loss

·         Itching on skin or rash

·         Edema in lower body

·         Nausea

·         Diabetes

If you have one or more visible symptoms than in such cases you should consult with best gastro surgeon in Delhi.

 

 

Risk Factors

·         Family history of cancers

·         Diabetes, chronic diabetes

·         Chronic alcohol consumption or smoking

·         Chronic pancreatitis, inflammation in pancreas

·         Age, elderly people above the of 50 are at more risk

·         Obesity, obesity is risk factor of many  severe health condition

·         Consumption of unhealthy processed food can lead to many cancers of digestive system

 

Many of these risk factors can be eliminated with healthy life-style.

Pancreatic Cancer in India

Cases of pancreatic cancer in India are rapidly growing, one major reason for increasing is high number of diabetic patients in India this cancer is silent killer only an early diagnosis and timely treatment can save the lives

Treatment
Pancreatic cancer treatment depends upon the stage and grade of cancer; in early stages your gastro surgeon will remove the pancreas or part of pancreas to stop the spread of cancer.

Usually a laparoscopy is used for the removal of tumor, for pancreatic cancer treatment in Delhi you can consult with best gastro surgeonin Delhi Dr. Sandeep Kumar Jha, he has more than 10 years of experience of treating various cancers related to our digestive system.