Surgery is the best way to treat pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer develops very quickly. Most patients are already in the late stage of pancreatic cancer when they are diagnosed with the disease. Some have even undergone severe metastasis. Therefore, among the many pancreatic cancer patients, only a few have the opportunity for surgery, and among these people, only about 60% can undergo radical surgery, while the others can only undergo palliative surgical treatment.

Among pancreatic cancer patients who can undergo radical surgery, 20% to 30% can achieve long-term survival of more than 5 years and achieve clinical cure. Even patients who receive palliative surgery can significantly improve pain and other discomforts, control and delay the recurrence and metastasis of cancer, and significantly improve their quality of life.

Pancreatic cancer is not sensitive to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, which are generally used as auxiliary means of surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer. How long a patient can live after pancreatic cancer surgery involves many factors and cannot be generalized. After surgery, traditional Chinese medicine or other methods should be used for consolidation treatment, which may prolong the survival of pancreatic cancer patients after surgery.

However, we should not blindly believe in surgical treatment, because patients with advanced pancreatic cancer have already metastasized and even the tumors are spread throughout the body. Surgical treatment can only increase the patient's pain and even accelerate death. At this time, chemotherapy or traditional Chinese medicine treatment are better methods. In short, you should listen to the doctor's advice.