Pancreatic cancer occurs in the organ behind the lower part of the stomach (pancreas), which is a very dangerous cancer. Pancreatic cancer is cancer that forms in the cells of the pancreas. Pancreatic cancer begins in the tissues of your pancreas — an organ in your abdomen that lies behind the lower part of your stomach. Your pancreas releases enzymes that aid digestion and produces hormones that help manage your blood sugar.
What’s pancreatic cancer?
The pancreas is an organ located behind the stomach. It releases enzymes that help with digestion, as well as hormones that help regulate blood sugar levels.If you have pancreatic cancer, you won’t be able to feel a lump or mass when you press on the outside of your abdomen. You may not have any symptoms until the cancer has already spread.Unlike breast, colon, and prostate cancers, pancreatic cancer isn’t routinely found with screening tests. People aren’t generally tested because no screening test for pancreatic cancer has been proven to save lives.
Chemotherapy can sometimes damage the nerves in your arms, hands or feet. This can cause pain and tingling or numbness in these areas. This is called peripheral neuropathy, and you may need painkillers to help with it.
According to the Cancer Society, symptoms of cancer can include pain, swelling, redness of the feet and warm feet. In some cases, blood clots even reach the lungs, due to which there may be difficulty in breathing. This condition is called pulmonary embolism (PE) and it can also increase the risk of death.
If blood clots are found in someone's body, it will not mean that he has cancer. In many cases, blood clots are caused by other reasons. According to a recent research, about 70 percent of people do not know that they have a clot in their blood.
symptoms of pancreatic cancer
1-Dark urine
Bile is a yellowish-brown fluid released by your liver to help your body digest food. Bile is normally stored in the gallbladder. From there, it travels through the common bile duct to the intestines to be removed from your body via stool. But when the common bile duct is blocked by a tumor, bilirubin can’t be removed and too much of it builds up in your body.
2-Swelling, redness, and pain of the leg
These are signs of a blood clot in a deep vein of the leg. It’s called deep vein thrombosis (DVT). A clot is sometimes the first sign of pancreatic cancer. If the clot breaks off and travels to the lung, it can cause a pulmonary embolism. You’ll likely experience shortness of breath.
3-Weakness, confusion, sweating, and fast heartbeat
These are symptoms of insulinomas, or tumors that produce insulin. Too much insulin lowers the level of sugar in your blood. You can faint or even go into a coma if your blood sugar dips too low.
Weight loss-Pancreatic cancer can lower your appetite, leading to eventual weight loss. Some pancreatic cancers produce hormones that make it harder for your body to get nutrients from foods. So even if you eat a normal diet, you may lose weight or become malnourished.
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