How long can an elderly person with pancreatic cancer live

The specific survival period of tumors cannot be determined, especially pancreatic cancer. The 5-year survival rate of advanced pancreatic cancer is low, and official data shows that it does not exceed 10%. However, the extremely low 5-year survival rate does not apply to individuals. It is recommended to maintain a cheerful attitude, pay attention to diet, exercise more, and have regular checkups. If the economy allows, it is recommended to do a whole-body PET-CT scan every year to decide whether to perform systemic chemotherapy based on the situation.

Families of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer who have undergone surgery should learn more about the treatment of pancreatic cancer, and should receive further treatment after surgery, such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and Chinese medicine adjuvant therapy. For pancreatic cancer patients after surgery, different methods such as postoperative conditioning and postoperative adjuvant therapy are used according to the operation and the patient's condition; during radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the main focus should be on reducing the toxic and side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and the Chinese medicine treatment principle of eliminating evil and strengthening the body should be adopted to ensure the smooth completion of the treatment; during the interval between radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the Chinese medicine treatment principle of strengthening the body should be adopted to rebuild the patient's immunity and bone marrow hematopoietic function, and restore the patient's physical strength as soon as possible; for patients with middle and late pancreatic cancer, it is necessary to combine the patient's physical condition, weigh the pros and cons when formulating a treatment plan combining Chinese and Western medicine, and adopt the method of treating the symptoms in an emergency to minimize the patient's pain; protect the body's positive energy, improve the patient's quality of life, and prolong survival.