Misunderstandings about pancreatic cancer treatment must be viewed correctly

What are the treatment misunderstandings of pancreatic cancer? Pancreatic cancer has a poor prognosis, and treatment is limited. Few people can get accurate pathology, which causes many patients to die with doubts. The "pancreatic cancer" knowledge gained from this is widely circulated, which is not only not conducive to the in-depth research of "pancreatic cancer", but also has a great negative impact on patients.

Myth 1: A significant increase in CA19-9 indicates pancreatic cancer

Does a significant increase in CA19-9 mean that it is pancreatic cancer? Studies have found that CA19-9 can increase to varying degrees when there are infections and tumors in the biliary system and pancreas (most reports in the literature do not exceed 100), but specific cases require specific analysis.

Myth 2: Weight loss in a short period of time is an important clinical manifestation of pancreatic cancer

The persecution of pancreatic cancer may cause the patient to lose weight in a short period of time, but it does not mean that weight loss in a short period of time means that the patient has pancreatic cancer. Among pancreatic diseases, acute pancreatitis, severe pancreatitis, recurrent chronic pancreatitis and other benign or low-grade malignant pancreatic mass diseases can cause patients to lose weight significantly in a short period of time due to fasting, gastric wall edema, pancreatic portal hypertension and even fear of pancreatic cancer. Therefore, when the body loses weight in a short period of time, if you suspect that you have cancer, you should go to a local regular tertiary hospital or above for a comprehensive examination.

Myth 3: Involvement of large blood vessels around the pancreas indicates that pancreatic cancer cannot be removed

Due to the complex structure of the posterior pancreas, narrow spaces, and dense distribution of blood vessels and nerves, not only tumors but also many diseases such as inflammation and retroperitoneal fibrosis occur in this area, and the vascular changes include cancer thrombus, thrombosis, vasculitis, vascular occlusion, vascular stenosis, etc. It is necessary to carefully analyze the morphology, enhancement characteristics, medical history, and follow-up changes of the vascular involvement and perivascular lesions to more accurately determine whether the pancreatic perivascular large blood vessel involvement is caused by pancreatic cancer.

Myth 4: The survival period for pancreatic cancer is only six months

Many people regard pancreatic cancer as a highly malignant tumor with a very short survival period, and even judge that most people will not survive for more than half a year. However, according to foreign studies on growth patterns, pancreatic cancer can be divided into "slow cancer" and "fast cancer". Although "fast cancer" accounts for the majority, as long as you actively cooperate with treatment and pay attention to the prevention of fatal complications, even "fast cancer" can extend life by 1 to 2 years.

Similarly, the "slow cancer" among pancreatic cancers is mostly various special types of pancreatitis and slowly growing benign or less malignant tumors. For this group of cases, accurate diagnosis and targeted treatment measures can be taken, and most patients can get better results.

Pancreatic cancer is extremely malignant, especially with its high mortality rate due to poor prognosis, which makes people particularly afraid. However, we must remind you again that you should look at pancreatic cancer correctly and rationally, do not be overly nervous or careless, and if you have any adverse symptoms in the pancreas, go to the hospital for a comprehensive and accurate examination in time, and if a tumor is found, treat it in time.

Pancreatic cancer is the same as other cancers. Surgery and radiotherapy are the most common treatments. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy can be used as auxiliary treatments for radical resection of pancreatic cancer. Modern Chinese medicine such as ginsenoside Rh2 can be used in conjunction with Western medicine treatment, before and after surgery, or regional arterial perfusion interventional therapy, to clear residual cancer cells in the body, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects to help wound healing and accelerate recovery. It can be used as an auxiliary in different treatment methods and times to play different roles and achieve different degrees of therapeutic effects.