Assertion: pancreatic cancer's stage | /r/HasProperty | advanced
Facets:
value: locally
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Pancreatic cancer is called a silent cancer because it is often not diagnosed until it has reached an advanced stage.
text: This stage is considered locally advanced, which means it has spread outside the pancreas, to nearby blood vessels, to nearby lymph nodes or a mix of these, but has not spread to another organ.
text: Patients who are newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer are often in shock, especially when the disease is diagnosed in the advanced stages.
text: Pancreatic cancer typically does not cause early symptoms or signs, so it is most frequently diagnosed in advanced stages rather than early in the course of the disease.
text: Pancreatic cancer’s high mortality rate is due in large part to the fact that it’s typically detected at an advanced stage, by which time it has spread from the pancreas to nearby lymph nodes and other organs.
text: Pancreatic cancer often does not produce symptoms until it reaches an advanced stage.
text: A consultant surgeon explained that many conditions that affect the liver or pancreas temporarily raise CA19-9, and by the time a person has significantly elevated levels of CA 19-9, pancreatic cancer is usually at an advanced stage.
text: One reason pancreatic cancer is so deadly is that it often isn't discovered until it has reached an advanced stage.
text: Pancreatic cancer is often diagnosed at an advanced stage and few effective treatment options are available.
text: Pancreatic cancer occurs when cancerous cells form and grow within the pancreas, and, often, pancreatic cancer treatments are limited because the cancer is often discovered in its advanced stages.
text: This stage is considered locally advanced, which means it has spread outside the pancreas, to nearby blood vessels, to nearby lymph nodes or a mix of these, but has not spread to another organ.