Treatment will depend on the size of the cancer and if it has spread (its stage). It will also depend on where the cancer is, your age, your health and your personal preference. Treatment options may include one or more of: surgery endoscopic treatment chemotherapy radiotherapy Your doctor may recommend palliative care options to reduce your symptoms and improve your quality of life instead of attempting to remove the tumour. Surgery If the cancer is in the early stages, your doctor may recommend surgery to remove part or all of the pancreas, and sometimes parts of your other abdominal organs. The specific procedure your doctor recommends will depend on the location and size of your cancer, and whether it has spread. Radiation therapy Radiation uses high-energy beams to destroy cancer cells. It may be recommended before or after cancer surgery, often in combination with chemotherapy, or with other treatments if surgery is not an option. Chemotherapy Chemotherapy uses medicines to help kill cancer cells. It can be injected into a vein or taken orally (by mouth, as tablets or liquids, for example). It may sometimes be combined with radiation. Targeted therapy Targeted therapy uses medicines that attacks specific abnormalities within cancer cells. Treating complications of pancreatic cancer Your doctor may suggest treatments to help with some of the complications that can arise from the cancer. These complications and treatments include: jaundice — placing a stent inside the bile duct to hold it open, or a bypass to create a new way for bile to flow from the liver to the intestines pain — pain relief medicine, radiation therapy, or an injection to reduce pain signals to the brain bowel obstruction — placing a stent in the small intestine to hold it open, or bypass surgery to attach the stomach to a lower part of the intestines weight loss — eating more food when possible, and pancreatic enzyme supplements to help digestion, under advice from a dietitian Palliative care Palliative care aims to give you the best possible quality of life when you are seriously ill. If you have palliative care, your healthcare team will try to relieve your cancer symptoms without trying to cure it. Palliative care may also involve medicines, radiotherapy or chemotherapy to help with pain or other symptoms. You can speak to your doctor, nurse or cancer specialist and ask if palliative care is right for you, and what options are available.