10 Symptoms of Pancreatic Cancer
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #1: Pain
In pancreatic cancer, there can be pain in the upper abdomen that may radiate to the back. The pain can worsen at night and gradually increase to become much more severe and persistent. Many patients find that the pain can be slightly relieved by leaning forwards.
Pancreatic cancer usually has very few symptoms in early stages and can be incidentally found in emergency department visits for abdominal pain. In 67% of patients with pancreatic cancer, abdominal pain is the main symptom with another 46% accompanied by jaundice.
