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Pancreatic Cancer

The cell is the structural and functional unit of the human body. A group of cells perform a specified function. For example, cells of the pancreas secrete certain hormones and digestive juices constantly grow and multiply, with old cells being replaced by new ones. There is a perfect balance between the cell death and renewal. If by some mechanism, this harmony gets disturbed, a large number of cells are produced than what is required for normal function, resulting in a tumor or cancer. If this disorder occurs in the pancreas, it leads to pancreatic cancer. The cancer can arise from either the endocrine or the exocrine cells of the pancreas. This type of cancer is called primary pancreatic cancer. These cancerous cells can spread to other parts of the body such as the liver, lymph nodes and other organs, leading to metastatic pancreatic cancer (spreads from pancreas to other parts of the body).

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Posted by: subir deb Posted on: 4/15/2007
my father 72yrs age 10yrs before he had one mass in left throat after we make operation and after biopsy there was a cancer infection after that we give him 1 month radiation and six chemo.now on right side there is another small grow in throatt and abdomen usg report shows CBD dilated 12mm and head of pancreas one mass exist.now his bilirumin is 10.2mg and not able to eat and itching full body.some fever(101 F)is there with out any surgery how i can keep him quite normal he also diabetic(avg pp220)please give some medicine name that can help him to reduce jundis his eyes is yellow and urin also very yelloish.please help me i am a poor family not afford any surgery and i wish only how much day he lives he should live without pain with any medicine.thanks
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