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| Stage I Pancreatic Cancer - Cancer is found only in the pancreas itself or has started to spread to the tissues next to the pancreas (such as the small intestine, the stomach, or the bile duct). | |
| Stage II Pancreatic Cancer - Cancer has spread to nearby organs such as the stomach, spleen, or colon but has not entered the lymph nodes. | |
| Stage III Pancreatic Cancer - Cancer of the pancreas in which the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes near the pancreas. Cancer may have spread to nearby organs. | |
| Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer - Cancer of the pancreas in which the cancer has spread to organs near the pancreas (stage IVA) or to organs far away from the pancreas (stage IVB). | |
| Stage IVA Pancreatic Cancer - Cancer has spread to organs that are near the pancreas (such as the stomach, spleen, or colon) but has not spread to distant organs (such as the liver or lungs). | |