In countries where the diet is high in fat, pancreatic cancer rates are high. It is difficult to make a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer because the signs do not occur rapidly. They come on slowly, and, when they do, the signs may indicate some other disease. The signs are like those of many other less serious and more common illnesses. A surgical biopsy is used to make a diagnosis of the disease.
Chemotherapy uses anticancer drugs to kill the cancer cells.
Biological therapy uses methods to get your body to fight the cancer. Unfortunately, the diagnosis may come so late that none of these can be used. Often, the most important part of dealing with pancreatic cancer is managing pain. All Rights Reserved.