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Pancreatic Cancer : Complications

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Complications Overview Articles

Pancreatic cancer
It is difficult to diagnose pancreatic cancer early and so, frequently, the cancer has spread to other locations in the body such as the liver or lymph nodes(part of the immune system). Survival rates five years after pancreatic cancer, in general...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Pancreatic Cancer
It is difficult to diagnose pancreatic cancer early and, therefore, the cancer frequently has spread to other locations in the body, such as the liver or lymph nodes(part of the immune system). Survival rates five years after pancreatic cancer, in...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II

Specific Complications Articles

Metastasis
Metastasis is the movement or spreading of cancer cells from one organ or tissue to another. Cancer cells usually spread through the bloodstream or the lymph system.Whether or not cancer cells metastasize(spread to) to other parts of the body depe...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 20, 2008
Metastasis
Metastasis can refer either to the spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body, or to the condition produced by this spread. The English word metastasis(plural, metastases) comes from a Greek word that means"a change."
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Abdominal pain
Abdominal pain is pain that you feel anywhere between your chest and groin. This is often referred to as the stomach region or belly.Stomach pain; Pain- abdomen; Belly ache; Abdominal cramps.There are many organs in the abdomen.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 25, 2008
Weight loss - unintentional
Unintentional weight loss is a decrease in body weight that is not voluntary. In other words, you did not try to loss the weight by dieting or exercising.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 22, 2009
Weight Loss
Weight loss is a reduction in body mass characterized by a loss of adipose tissue(body fat) and skeletal muscle.Unintentional weight loss is the most common symptom of cancer and often a side effect of cancer treatments. A poor response to cancer ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Pneumonia - weakened immune system
Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by many different germs, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi.This article discusses describes pneumonia that occurs in a person whose ability to fight infection is greatly reduced because their i...
Source:ADAM
Date:June 10, 2009
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