Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Please visit PanCan.com for information on how you can make donations for research, how to inform people about this type of cancer and how to get support if you are a patient or family member.
Diagnosis of this type of cancer can be difficult and often too late. There is a very low survival rate and that is why research is so important. One study states that the survival rate in the US is 3 - 6 months after diagnosis
I also learned that there is a disease category named Pancreatitis. There are many forms of this disease from Acute to Hereditary and even Autoimmune to name a few. The statistics show that only 4% of people with Pancreatitis have an increased risk for Pancreatic Cancer, except for people with Hereditary Pancreatitis. They have a 40% risk.
Please see your doctor if you have any of these symptoms:
- Weight loss
- Loss of Appetite
- Jaundice
- Generalized Pain in the stomach area
There are other generalized symptoms that you can read about here. There is no blood test for this type of cancer. Research money is going toward this and other types of early diagnosis as well as treatment options.
I really admire that you are so focused on these causes. My family has been involved with cancer research for some time, before my father got prostate cancer even. I think that having the knowledge and awareness, as you have written about, can make all the difference in the world. It sure did for my dad. Thanks for writing! ~Jerry
Thanks Connie for posting this information. Awareness of such deadly
diseases are so important. I’m an advocate of getting out as much
information as possible to as many people as possible hoping that it
could help someone.
Thanks again.