Pancreatic Cancer Awareness

A retrospective study showed that of the 1,900 patients at German University Hospital with T3CDM, approximately about 9% have Type 2 diabetes, and patients with T3CDM suffer frofrom chronic pancreatitis adand have elevated risks of getting pancreatitis cancer.

"Cancer of the pancreas is a genetic disease that is the fifth most common cause of death in both men and women. Pancreatic cancer affects approximately 28,000 Americans each year, or five out of 100,000 people" (Mayo Clinic, 1998). According to physicians at Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, "pancreatic cancer is the challenge of the twenty-first century." So, where exactly is the pancreas located in our bodies, and what does it do? The pancreas is a gland found behind the stomach that is shaped somewhat like a fish. The pancreas is about six inches long and less than two inches wide, and it extends across the abdomen. The pancreas consists of two separate glands inside the same organ, the exocrine gland and the

Most of the symptoms of stomach cancer can be signs of other health issues and usually are not stomach cancer though. There is no way to tell if you have stomach cancer but if you have any of these symptoms you should go to the doctor as soon as possibly just to be sure.

Asian Americans face health disparities in cancer, chronic diseases, hypertension, and diabetes, mental health, and among the elderly (Sy, n.d.). I wanted to focus on what one of the most leading cause of Asian Americans or Pacific Islander is Cancer. Asian Americans generally have lower cancer rates than the non-Hispanics white population. However, disparities still exist in the certain type of cancer. According to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, Asians are 40 percent less likely to have prostate cancer as white men, but they are twice as likely to have stomach cancer. Although Asians women are 30 percent less likely to have breast cancer than white women, they are twice as likely to have stomach cancer. OHM also conclude that Asian men and women have 2.1 and 2.3 times the incidence of liver and IBD cancer as the non-Hispanic white population. Asian are twice as likely to die from stomach cancer as compared to the non-Hispanic white population, and Asian women are 2.4 times as likely to die from the same disease (Office of Minority Health,

What the cancer did, In 2015 more than 48,000 people were infected with pancreatic cancer. in America pancreas is almost in the top 10 most common cancers in the world. pancreatic cancer is a disease in the tissues of

When spreading through the body there are certain stages the cancer has to go through to expand. Stage 0. There is no spread.The cancer is limited to only one cell in the pancreas. Stage I: The cancer is only limited to the pancreas cell, but has moved at least two centimeters. Not yet visible in screening tests. Stage II: The cancer has grown outside the pancreas and may have spread to the lymph nodes. Stage III: The tumor has spread drastically making it now possible for the tests to detect the tumor,increasing the possibility for it expand into the blood vessels or nerves. Stage IV: The cancer has spread to different organs of the body.("Pancreatic Cancer Treatments by Stage") The first place to attack after spreading would be the stomach, then it would expand to the liver. After the cancer reaches these points, it travels to other places in the body. ("Treating Pancreatic Cancer, Based on Extent of the Cancer").

Asian American women have the highest life expectancy (85.8 years) of any other ethnic group in the U.S. There are many risk factors in Asian American health such as fear of deportation, language and culture barriers and lack of health insurance.2 million AAS do not have the health insurance in the US. Their most high incidence of health conditions are cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetics, COPD, Hepatitis B,HIV,TB and lung disease. In 2012, tuberculosis was 24 times more common among Asians, with a case rate of 18.9 as compared to 0.8 for the non-Hispanic White population. Asian American youth in grade 7 through 12 have the highest smoking rate any other ethinic group. Colorectal cancer is the 2nd most diagnosed cancer among Asian Americans. Japanese affect more colorectal

Findings in a report with dates from 1975-2003 reported “data on socioeconomic status (SES), behavioral risk factors, and cancer screening by race, ethnicity, and Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban groups”2. Not having access to healthcare is one of the leading factors of why cancer rates among the Hispanic/Latino population is so high. In fact, “Latinos are less likely than non-Latinos to have health care coverage, especially when they are younger than 65 years”2 because of their income. And “Hispanic persons are much less likely to have a regular source of medical care than are non-Hispanic populations, with Latino men being the least likely”2. “Access to state-of-the-art, quality cancer care is known to be unequal and to exacerbate existing disparities in cancer outcomes”2 which is unfair and

Asian American men are 40% less likely to have prostate cancer, but twice likely to have stomach cancer compared with white men. Asian American women are 30% low chance to have breast cancer but twice as likely to have stomach cancer as compare with white women. Both

The incidence and prevalence of these differential diagnoses are another important consideration. When considering Appendix B in further detail, AP has an incidence rate between 9.8 to 37.8 per 100,000. In Canada, approximately 15,100 individuals are diagnosed with pancreatitis each year. The incidence tends to be highest between the age category of 40-70 years old (Teshima, Bridges & Fedorak, 2012). The prevalence rate of 2.5 percent of AP (Yadav & Lowenfels, 2013). AP is however more likely in men than in women. Additionally, certain drugs may also increase the incidence of AP such as azithromycin, or estrogen-progesterone combination pills. AMI has a prevalence of 2.5 percent. (Manuel, Lim, Tanuseputro & Stukel, 2007). The incidence of

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the world, with nearly 1.4 million new cases diagnosed in 2012. Almost 55% of the cases occur in more developed regions. About 95% of those diagnosed are adenocarcinomas, malignant tumors that form from glandular structures of the epithelial tissues, and mortality is primarily due to hepatic metastasis. It is predicted that by 2035, there will be 2.4 million cases of colorectal cancer diagnosed annually worldwide. http://www.wcrf.org/int/cancer-facts-figures/data-specific-cancers/colorectal-cancer-statistics

Researchers from University of Minnesota conducted a study. They monitored the eating habits of over 62,000 people for nine years. They found out there were about over 60 percent increase in pancreatic cancer cases on those people who ate charred meat on a regular basis, according to How Stuff Works.

Objective: More evidence has come to light revealing that the drug Metformin, (a medication commonly used for type 2 diabetes mellitus) has a chance to protect against Cancer. Inspired by these new studies we asked the following questions:

• Combination ultrasound, multidetector CT (MD-CT), and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) offer the highest sensitivity for detecting pancreatic cancer; tissue biopsy is important for staging.

Cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with approximately 14 million new cases in 2012.2 The amount of new cases is expected to rise by about 70% over the next 2 decades. Cancer which causes nearly 1 in 6 deaths, is the second leading cause of death globally, and was responsible for 8.8 million deaths in 2015. Approximately 70% of deaths from cancer occur in low- and middle-income countries. In 2012 about 14.1 million new cases of cancer occurred globally (not including skin cancer other than melanoma).3 The most common types of cancer in males are lung cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer and stomach cancer.