Pancreas cancer is also known as the dangerous disease beside breast cancer. Though pancreas known in producing insulin hormone, pancreas cancer is not general case we often found. But it is not a reason for us to ignore with this deadly disease, because its mortal rate is high, up to 98%. Most of patients died in less than 1 year after pancreas cancer diagnosis is determined.
In western countries, pancreas cancer cases are extremely widen along with the development of country. In England, for example, it was found 6.000 cases of new pancreas cancer every year. In Indonesia, the same cases are little bit relative. For instance, in Kariadi Hospital, Semarang, there were 53 cases of pancreas cancer in the period of 1997 – 2004.
Pancreas cancer is categorized in dangerous cancer type and most of cases found in mortality. Pancreas cancer’s cells are widely spread and difficult to be detected in early stadium. Its symptoms are very common. Some of them are confused with other non-serious diseases. Therefore, it’s oftenly forgotten by patients, and even doctor.
Pre-symptom of pancreas cancer is full feeling and puffed up in the stomach. Vommitting and loathing, that is similar with maag is also one of pancreas cancer’s symptoms. The appetite will surely decrease patient’s weight.
After developing widely, the cancer will emerge three specific signs. Namely pain in the stomach, weight decrease and icterus obstructive. Icterus obstructive often occurs if the cancer take part in caput (head). After more than 2 months, patients will feel pain and check to the doctor. The pain emerged and cancer has developed and press nerves around the pancreas.
The cause of this deadly disease is still not obvious. Probably, interaction between endogen factor (from inside of patient), genetic, and exogen factor (environment). For endogen factor, there are three points influenced, namely : age, pancreatitis - diabetes mellitus, and genetic mutation. The patient of chronic pancreatitis has 9,5 times risk experienced pancreas cancer. Getting married with close family (incest) will two times increase mutation risk.
Unhealthy life style accommodates pancreas cancer. Such as smoking habit, consuming high fat and low fiber foods and drinking alcohol and coffee. According to the research, the most consistent in causing pancreas cancer from exogen factors is smoking. Smoking increase risk 1,4 up to 2,3 times than people who don’t have smoking habit.
It needs to be stressed that pancreas cancer is deadly disease with very bad prognosis. People who stay alive up to 1 year are only about 12%. And those who can stay alive up to 5 years are only 0,4% – 4%.

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