What Causes Pancreatic Cancer?
9. Treatment
Treatment of pancreatic cancer is complicated. It depends on the type of the tumor, its location, the stage of the condition, the overall health of the patient, and the personal choices of treatment. The first goal is to remove cancer if possible.
If this cannot be done, the goal will be improving the quality of the patients life, and preventing the cancer from spreading to other areas, or growing and causing more problems. Treatment options include surgical intervention, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. In the late stages, symptomatic treatment and making the patient as comfortable as possible are the main options.
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