Pancreatic Cancer Symptoms and Signs

It is very difficult to diagnose pancreatic cancer as the pancreas is so deep within the body and symptoms vary depending on the exact location of the tumour in the pancreas and which cells or function of the pancreas is affected by the tumour or cancer.

It is principally a disease affecting middle-aged and older patients but this is not always the case and the diagnosis can be missed in younger patients.

Although the commonest form of pancreatic cancer - pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma - is so deadly, there are other much rarer forms - eg. endocrine tumours - which can affect younger patients and have a much better outlook with surgery and chemotherapy or immunotherapy.

read more at http://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/PCSymptoms.htm