Assertion: pancreatic cancer | /r/HasProperty | diagnosed
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: early
type: DEGREE
value: in people with diabetes
type: OTHER
value: most often
type: DEGREE
value: more commonly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Pancreatic cancer is often diagnosed when the disease is more advanced because it doesn’t cause symptoms early on.
text: Pancreatic cancer is also more commonly diagnosed in people with diabetes.
text: By the time that pancreatic cancer is diagnosed, many people already have disease that has spread to distant sites in the body (about 53%).
text: If pancreatic cancer is diagnosed, the doctor needs to know the stage, or extent, of the disease to determine the best treatment.
text: It is typically asymptomatic in initial stages and is most often diagnosed when it reaches end stage.
text: If a pancreatic cancer is diagnosed and treated at an early stage then there is a modest chance of a cure with surgery.
text: However, most pancreatic cancers are advanced before they cause symptoms and are diagnosed.
text: While jaundice can be a symptom at any stage of pancreatic cancer, when pancreatic cancer is diagnosed early, patients may be eligible for surgery, which offers the best chance for long-term control of the disease.
text: Swayze didn't have surgery for his pancreatic cancer because the cancer had already spread when it was diagnosed.
text: Learn why pancreatic cancer is often diagnosed late.
text: Most pancreatic cancers are diagnosed after they’ve already spread beyond the pancreas, but about 20% of pancreatic tumors are localized to the pancreas and are resectable.
text: One reason for the poor outlook for pancreatic cancer is that it is often diagnosed late.
text: How is pancreatic cancer diagnosed and evaluated?
text: Pancreatic cancer can be quite advanced when it is first diagnosed.
text: In about half of patients, the cancer has spread throughout the body by the time it is diagnosed, ruling out surgery.
text: Only about 20% of patients with pancreatic cancer are able to have surgery because most pancreatic cancers are first diagnosed when the disease has already spread.
text: It is uncommon for pancreatic cancer to be diagnosed this early.