How should pancreatic cancer be treated

At present, surgery is the first choice for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, but the specific treatment plan also needs to be determined according to the patient's condition. Other auxiliary treatment measures may also be needed after surgery. However, it should be noted that surgery is currently the only way to cure pancreatic cancer. The following is an introduction to the treatment of pancreatic cancer:

1. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that liver qi stagnation and liver qi attacking the spleen will cause loss of appetite, weight loss and fatigue. Most cases of pancreatic cancer are diagnosed in the late stage, with few opportunities for surgical resection, and the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy are large and the effect is poor. Currently, a combination of Chinese and Western medicine is used to reduce the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy and improve the effect.

2. Adjuvant chemotherapy

Adjuvant chemotherapy, mainly gemcitabine, combined with other drugs, can prolong survival. The purpose of treatment must be explained to the patient before chemotherapy, and patients receiving chemotherapy must be closely followed up, including physical examination, chest imaging and blood CA19-9 examination.

3. Surgical treatment

Surgical treatment requires different surgical methods according to different stages of the disease and the extent of local invasion of cancer cells, which is also the treatment method for pancreatic cancer.

For pancreatic cancer, prevention is still the main approach, because the success rate of pancreatic cancer surgery is generally low. The characteristics of pancreatic cancer are rapid malignancy, no way to relieve the patient's symptoms in the short term, and severe pain. The focus of treatment is to prolong the patient's life. On the basis of ensuring this, further treatment measures can be considered.