What is Pancreatic cancer?
'''Pancreatic cancer''' is [[cancer]] in the [[pancreas]]. It has a poor [[prognosis]], with about 11% of patients surviving beyond five years after the cancer has been diagnosed. ==Symptoms== *[[Weight loss]] *[[Nausea]] *[[Jaundice]] *[[Abdominal pain|Abdominal]] *[[Abdominal pain|minal]] *[[fever]] * * *[[Abdominal pain|pain]] ==Treatment== In cases of localized pancreatic disease, the [[surgery]] to remove the cancer is often the first treatment. It is typically followed by chemotherapy, often with [[Gemzar]] or 5-FU. {{Tumours}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Cancer]] [[Category:Diseases and disorders of the digestive system]]