People who smoke or eat a lot of dry, salted foods have an increased chance of getting stomach cancer. The traditional treatment for gastric cancer is surgical resection of the tumor when possible. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy can also be used, depending on the cancer's stage of presentation. Pancreatic cancer classically presents with painless jaundice or yellowing of the skin and eyes. This is caused by the tumor obstructing the biliary tract.
Weight loss is again a very common symptom.
There can be nausea, vomiting, bloating, and abdominal pain. Complete resection of the tumor and then follow-up radiation and chemotherapy has provided the highest level of curative success. For tumors that can not be resected, surgery or stents can often be used to bypass the biliary obstruction. Associated Radiologists, Ltd.