Symptoms of advanced pancreatic cancer include weight loss

Symptoms of advanced pancreatic cancer include weight loss. Of course, there are other symptoms of advanced pancreatic cancer, such as jaundice and abdominal pain. So what are the other symptoms of advanced pancreatic cancer ? Let the experts answer these questions for us.

The symptoms of advanced pancreatic cancer are mainly manifested in the following aspects:

1. Jaundice: Jaundice is an important sign of advanced pancreatic cancer, and usually progressively worsens. About 90% of patients with pancreatic head cancer will experience obstructive jaundice, while early pancreatic body and tail cancer may not have jaundice. When there is complete obstruction, the patient's skin will turn yellow to brown or bronze and may be accompanied by itching, and the stool is mostly clay-colored;

2. Abdominal pain: In the late stage of pancreatic cancer, the first symptom is often upper abdominal discomfort and dull pain. The location of the abdominal pain is often unclear and the range is wide. The typical location of abdominal pain is in the middle and upper abdomen and left hypochondrium. The pain can radiate to the back, chest and right shoulder. This is also a symptom of advanced pancreatic cancer. The abdominal pain is mostly persistent dull pain, gnawing pain, heavy tenderness, etc., and it is aggravated after meals;

3. Weight loss: More than 90% of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer experience significant weight loss, which is characterized by rapid weight loss. This may be related to the lack of pancreatic juice and bile, poor appetite, decreased digestion and absorption function, poor sleep, heavy mental burden, and the large consumption of cancer cells;

4. Fever: About 10% of patients may experience fever symptoms, which may be high fever, low fever, intermittent fever or irregular fever, etc. It may be caused by the pyrogen released by cancer cells or secondary biliary infection;

5. Gastrointestinal symptoms: The symptoms of advanced pancreatic cancer mainly include anorexia, indigestion, diarrhea, constipation, nausea and vomiting, and sometimes symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding may also occur. However, such symptoms are not specific symptoms of advanced pancreatic cancer and must be differentiated from chronic gastric diseases.

The above is the explanation given by experts on the symptoms of advanced pancreatic cancer. I hope it can help you answer your questions. Experts suggest that some diseases have no early symptoms or are not obvious. For your health, the best way is to have regular physical examinations to detect the disease early and prescribe the right medicine.

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