How long can an old man live with pancreatic cancer

Oncologists say that pancreatic cancer has always been known as the "king of cancer." Clinically, the symptoms of early pancreatic cancer are not obvious, so many patients miss the best time for early treatment. The survival period of some patients will not exceed one year, and some patients will survive up to five years. Therefore, early detection and treatment are very critical.

First of all, experts say that how long a pancreatic cancer patient can live depends on the specific symptoms and conditions of the patient. Everyone knows the severity of pancreatic cancer, and many celebrities have died from pancreatic cancer. The late symptoms of pancreatic cancer are related to the location and range of invasion of the pancreatic cancer tumor. For those occurring in the head of the pancreas, the patient mainly experiences jaundice, and in most cases there is no abdominal pain; for those occurring in the body and tail of the pancreas, the patient often seeks medical attention due to abdominal pain and abdominal masses radiating to the lower back. Other late symptoms of pancreatic cancer include weight loss, poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and even cachexia.

In short, pancreatic cancer patients do not live very long, so early detection of this disease in life and timely treatment are the key. Next, let us introduce the common symptoms of pancreatic cancer. First, fever. At least 10% of patients have fever during the course of the disease. The late stage of pancreatic tumors can be clinically manifested as low fever, high fever, intermittent fever or irregular fever. The cause may be related to the pyrogen released by the cancer cells themselves or secondary biliary infection. Secondly, weight loss, a common symptom of late pancreatic tumors with obvious weight loss, 90% of patients have weight loss, which is characterized by rapid development, which is considered to be related to lack of pancreatic juice and bile, poor digestion and absorption function, poor appetite, sleep, heavy mental burden and direct effects of cancer cells.