Can pancreatic head cancer cause diarrhea?

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There are many cases that may cause diarrhea. For pancreatic cancer, because it is cancer, most of us don't know much about the disease, and we don't know whether it will cause diarrhea. We have an uncle next door who is a patient with pancreatic cancer, and usually has diarrhea, So we will think that it is because of pancreatic cancer, and the specific reasons are not very clear, so now I will tell you whether pancreatic cancer will cause diarrhea.

Can pancreatic head cancer cause diarrhea?

First: pancreatic cancer does cause diarrhea. For pancreatic cancer, at this time, patients will have diarrhea because of the poor secretion function of the pancreas. In addition to diarrhea, the impact of pancreatic cancer on the digestive tract is anorexia, nausea and vomiting.

Second: pancreatic cancer will also appear in patients with abdominal pain, generally this pain is to appear in their own lower abdomen, there are obvious pain around, some will cause pain around the navel, male testicles, generally there will be tenderness.

Third: finally, for pancreatic cancer, the symptoms are very similar to those of diabetes, abdominal pain and jaundice, so it is easy to be misdiagnosed as diabetes. In addition to the above symptoms, pancreatic cancer will also have fever, chills, joint pain, and ascites in the late stage.

matters needing attention

Early diagnosis and treatment are the key to improve the prognosis of pancreatic cancer. Postoperative adjuvant therapy such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy can improve the survival rate. The 2-year survival rate of the patients with adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy can reach 40%.