in his 60s, 70s or 80s. pay attention to early sign of pancreatic cancer, especially new onset of diabetes. did the doc check your father's blood sugar level?
early stage of pancreatic cancer is still treatable, even very much curable. pancreatic cancer is deadly because > 95% of diagnosis is made after very advanced stage, leaving < 5% survive 5 year after diagnosis.
it's lucky that pancreatic cancer comes to your attention. please don't pass now. if your father is still in his 60s or early 70s, he still has a good chance of beating cancer if he has one. if you miss this golden opportunity of diagnosing pc in its early stage, you will regret. pc progresses very fast. It only takes about 6 months to develop from early stage to advanced stage. Not like breast cancer or prostate cancer, someone can live with breast or prostate tumor tens of yrs. But still, for cancer, early detection is the key!!!!
early stage of pancreatic cancer is still treatable, even very much curable. pancreatic cancer is deadly because > 95% of diagnosis is made after very advanced stage, leaving < 5% survive 5 year after diagnosis.
it's lucky that pancreatic cancer comes to your attention. please don't pass now. if your father is still in his 60s or early 70s, he still has a good chance of beating cancer if he has one. if you miss this golden opportunity of diagnosing pc in its early stage, you will regret. pc progresses very fast. It only takes about 6 months to develop from early stage to advanced stage. Not like breast cancer or prostate cancer, someone can live with breast or prostate tumor tens of yrs. But still, for cancer, early detection is the key!!!!