PancreaticCancerIndia.com launched to build awareness on pancreatic cancer
18 August, 2008
A group of oncology experts in India have launched PancreaticCancerIndia.com, an online platform for building awareness on pancreatic cancer and periampullary tumors in patients and care givers as well as healthcare professionals.
Pancreatic cancer is a silent killer seldom detected in the first stage. The pancreas lies behind the lower part of the stomach. The symptoms — stomach pain, loss of appetite, jaundice — may not even manifest themselves till the disease has advanced. But once it happens, it's almost fatal. In US, pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths.
Unlike certain cancers such as lung or breast, researchers have still not been able to pinpoint the exact reason for pancreatic cancer. “We can only guess that diet, smoking, alcohol consumption and obesity could be the reasons behind the disease,” Dr Shyam Aggarwal, senior consultant, oncology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, has said. [Source: Times of India]
I should reconsider my smoking habits, after reading this I have one more serious reason to quit smoking but somehow I still don't feel like I want to... I should get a addiction treatment counselor advise here, I need to stay on the safe side.
Pancreatic cancer is hard to catch early. It doesn't cause symptoms right away. When you do get symptoms, they are often vague or you may not notice them. Because it is often found late and it spreads quickly, pancreatic cancer can be hard to treat.
my father is 58 years old.he is suffering from pancreatic cancer from last 3 months.he was having a complaint of abdominal pain since four months and the pain was not diagnosed by the doctor till 3 months inspite of admitting him twice in appolo and max hospital and was undergone through every test.but now it has been diagnosed by ganga ram hospital.ACTUALLY THE CANCER HAS BEEN METASTASIS TO LIVER.he is having his treatment in rajeev gandhi cancer institute,delhi..he has undergone thru 1one cycle of chemotheraphy...
i want to ask that what is to be done for his best treatment so that it should be properly cured from its root.how much life is expected after this problem.is the medicine tarceva is effective.
please help me...
i am only the son of his of 17 years..
i love him like anything..
i will do my best to safe him ...
please .....to readers give me the best advice..
vaibhav gupta
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That's a nice initiative. I would also like to point out that there are other types of cancers which are a diagnostic challenge. Sarcoma is a cancer type which is very rare and is usually mis-diagnosed a lot of times and sometime its too late when its diagnosed. I would urge Indian Oncologists to come forward and start some focused initiative/website dedicated to Sarcoma.
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