Introduction Of Cancer And Pancreatic Cancer

The pancreas, located behind the stomach, is a long, thin organ about the length of the hand. It

Pancreatic Cancer is cancer of an organ in the human body called the pancreas, which is located behind the lower part of the stomach. The function of this organ is to secrete certain essential enzymes to digest food and also secrete hormones to metabolize sugars such as insulin and glucagon (Mayoclinic). People get pancreatic cancer when the cells of the pancreas develop genetic mutations; and these can form in both the exocrine and endocrine cells of the pancreas, but exocrine tumors are more common than endocrine tumors. Because this cancer spreads very quickly throughout the body and the symptoms of the disease don’t usually appear until the cancer is at an advanced stage, it is a leading cause of death

Pancreatic cancer is the cancer that appears quickly and many die just as quick. Pancreatic cancer is the least known cancer to the medical world; puzzling doctors because most are not sure what diagnosis to look for. However, the risk factors include smoking, diabetes, and obesity. Studies show that pancreatic cancer has a higher percentage in the African American community due to environmental risk factors (John Hopkins Pathology, 2012).

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest types of cancer. The cancer is normally not found till it's in the further stages. Pancreatic cancer is when tumors are formed in the pancreas. There are two types of Pancreatic cancer,endocrine and endocrine tumors.Exocrine is the most common type of pancreatic cancer. The main type of Exocrine tumor is Pancreatic adenocarcinoma. About 95% of exocrine tumors are pancreatic adenocarcinoma. This type of cancer usually begins in the ducts of the pancreas. Endocrine tumors and uncommon and make up less than 4% of pancreatic cancer. They both occur in people over 40, and a little more common in men. Pancreatic cancer cause is still unknown, research shows that damage to the DNA can be a cause. It is also

Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in men in the United States and the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women. It is very rare before the age of 45 years, and the majority of patients present in or beyond the sixth decade of life (Feldman et al.2010). Carcinoma arises anywhere in the pancreas. The most common frequent focus is in the head (60%), followed by the body (10%), and the tail (5%). Carcinomas of the head of the pancreas may cause biliary obstruction and jaundice by compressing the ampulla of Vater and common bile duct. They thus tend to be smaller at diagnosis than those of the body and tail and show more limited spread to regional lymph nodes and distant sites. On gross examination, pancreas carcinoma

First, we must understand what cancer is and how it forms, cancer is “a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.”1 it is when normal cells mutate and begin to reproduce at such an accelerated rate that body does not have time to get rid of these bad cells and a mass begins to grow creating a problem for the body.

Pancreatic cancer is the cancer of the pancreas. The pancreas is an organ between the spine and the stomach, and is about 6 inches long. The pancreas is also made up of two major components named the exocrine and the endocrine. A person has to have a pancreas to survive and this cancer can cause a rapid decline in health and eventually death. To prevent this cancer, a person needs to stop smoking, maintain a healthy weight, and check up with your sugar.

There are two kinds of pancreatic cancer. There is the endocrine tumors and the exocrine tumors. Endocrine tumors are less common and they affect the islet cells of the pancreas. They tend to be benign and not often become malignant. However the exocrine tumors are much more common and this is what Gene is diagnosed with. Exocrine tumors are often called adenocarcinomas and that means cancer affect the gland cells such as the ducts of the glands (American Cancer Society). Pancreatic adenocarcinomas keep the glands from secreting normal The signs and symptoms of pancreatic adenocarcinoma is darkening of the urine, irritated skin, jaundice, pain in the upper abdomen and back, unexplained weight loss, stomach bloating, weakness, and nausea.

Pancreatic carcinoma remains a devastating disease. Pancreatic cancer is the twelfth most common cancer in the world; it is the seventh most common cause of death from cancer. Treatment of this disease remains a major challenge (1-2).

The risk of developing pancreatic cancer is lower among non-smokers, and people who maintain a healthy weight and limit their consumption of red or processed meat. A smoker's chance of developing the disease decreases if they stop smoking, and almost returns to that of the rest of the population after 20 years. Pancreatic cancer can be treated with surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, palliative care, or a combination of these. Treatment options are partly based on the cancer stage. Surgery is the only treatment that can cure the disease; it may also be done to try to improve quality of life without the potential for cure. Pain management and medications to improve digestion are sometimes needed. Early palliative care is recommended even for those receiving treatment that aims for a cure.

Approximately 3% of cancer patients are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Though multiple options exist, sometimes surgery is the best method of treatment. For patients whose cancer has not yet spread, there are a surprising number of pancreatic cancer treatment options that attack the disease before it becomes unmanageable. Because surgery is so often paired with other treatments, it is important to know the full extent of your possible treatment pairings.

The signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer are always a good thing to detect early so the cancer can be stopped in time and the person does not have to suffer. There are two different types of pancreatic cancer with different symptoms for each. Exocrine pancreatic cancer is one of the most common type of pancreatic cancers that exist today. Although some people might have symptoms of this cancer does not mean that they are diagnosed with this until they are seen by a Doctor and are medically diagnosed. Jaundice is one common symptom of pancreatic cancer and it is distinguished by the yellowing of eyes and skin in a person. Jaundice is caused by the buildup of bilirubin which is a dark yellow-brown substance made in the liver. The liver makes

Today in the clinic I worked on my patient Evelyn Serrano. I started her a month ago, but could not see her again until now because she is a stay home mom and is hard for her to find who babysit her kids. For today, her boyfriend did not go to work to stay home with the kid. Also, she lives in Danbury and do not drive, so she come to her appointment with me. The dental office where she had her last dental radiographs taken two years ago, was not able to send us her radiographs, and we decided on taking vertical bite wings (VBW) because she while doing her periochart she had some pockets depth between 6-8 mm. However, taking the VBW resulted very challenging experience because my patient Evelyn had difficulty biting down on the sensor. Her teeth never reached the bite block and she was trying holding it in place with her lips. In addition, she had a bad gagging reflex. At the end, I was able to take 4 horizontal bite wings and 4 periapical for the Mx/Mn anterior. The radiographs allowed me to corroborate my probing findings on her extensive bone loss. My patient had active sings of periodontal disease since she had generalized bleeding with minimum manipulation of the gingivae tissue and some of the pocket depths readings were higher today than on her last visit (which is an indicator the gingivae tissue is more inflamed than the last visit). Her diagnosed was a generalized chronic moderate periodontitis with localized chronic advanced periodontitis; and due to the presence of generalized calculus and inflammation, we decided that she will benefit if we first did a power instrumentation cleaning in her teeth to help reduce the inflammation. With the cleaning and the OHI

INTRODUCTION Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death Worldwide. It is the eighth most common cause of death from cancer in both individuals. Higher incidence is noted as thirteen because of the very poor prognosis. Less than 5% of all patients are still alive only for 5 years after initial diagnosis. It is rarely detected in the early stages and conventional cancer treatment failed due to high resistance to chemotherapy.

The pancreas is a digestive organ that lies below the stomach, it is mostly made up of exocrine and endocrine tissues. The exocrine parts form sacs known as Acini, which connect to ducts with empty into the first part of the intestine (The duodenum). Smaller parts of the exocrine glands are dispersed all throughout the pancreas which are known as islets of Langerhans (Anon, Unknown).