November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

Pancreatic cancer develops in the pancreas, a gland that lies behind your stomach. As the pancreas is surrounded by the liver, the stomach, your intestines, and the spleen, the cancer cells can quickly spread and affect almost your whole body. 

The pancreas is a vital organ for the body. It makes enzymes that aid digestion so the body can get the nutrients it needs to function correctly. Hormones are also made in the pancreas, including insulin, which controls the sugar levels in the blood.

When you develop pancreatic cancer, the cells in the pancreas can go out of control and form a lump in the organ. An oncologist will refer to the lump in the pancreas as a tumour or, in some circumstances, a mass.

There are two types of pancreatic cancer:

Prompt diagnosis of any type of pancreatic cancer can help your fight and may make surgery and intensive treatment more valid options for containing it.

Keeping an eye on your health by checking for the signs of pancreatic cancer can play a huge role in getting an early diagnosis.

You check for pancreatic cancer by knowing the symptoms and noting any changes in your health. If there is a history of pancreatic cancer in your family, it is crucial to be aware of the signs of the disease.

Knowing the symptoms of pancreatic cancer can be part of your awareness and may help in getting an early diagnosis.

Symptoms of pancreatic cancer can be:

If you have one or more symptoms of pancreatic cancer, you may need to see your GP. You should tell your GP if you have a family history of pancreatic cancer or if you have a diagnosis of diabetes. 

Symptoms of pancreatic cancer can come and go, but you should report them to a GP as soon as you notice them so you can be tested.

Prevention, prompt diagnosis and treatment are part of living with pancreatic cancer, and any medical negligence by a medical professional can slow the diagnosis and delay treatment of your pancreatic cancer.

If you experience pancreatic cancer negligence, it could have a devastating effect on your life.

Pancreatic cancer negligence is when you experience medical negligence in the prevention, diagnosis, and the treatment of your cancer.

All the advice from top medical professionals is to try to prevent cancer and to test for pancreatic cancer when you have one or more symptoms.

Every medical professional owes you a duty of care when you are a patient. If they breach that duty of care, causing you an injury, you may have a case of pancreatic cancer negligence.

Pancreatic negligence can be:

If you experience pancreatic negligence at any stage of your diagnosis or treatment, it could affect you today and for the rest of your life when struggling with the cancer.