What is the outlook for someone with pancreatic cancer?

Mashaal Dhir, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Mashaal Dhir, MD (photo by Jim
Howe) The location and stage of a cancer in the pancreas will help
doctors decide treatment options, Upstate surgical oncologist The
location and stage of a cancer in the pancreas will help doctors
decide treatment options, Upstate surgical oncologist Mashaal Dhir,
MD Mashaal Dhir, MD, explains. Pancreatic cancer is often
discovered only after it has advanced, he notes, and the most
common type of pancreatic cancer is adenocarcinoma, which arises in
the ducts of the pancreas. Symptoms may include jaundice -- a
yellowing of the skin and eyes -- along with pain, loss of appetite
and weight loss. Treatments may include surgery, chemotherapy
and/or radiation, and some patients may qualify for clinical trials
involving immunotherapy., explains. Pancreatic cancer is often
discovered only after it has advanced, he notes, and the most
common type of pancreatic cancer is adenocarcinoma, which arises in
the ducts of the pancreas. Symptoms may include jaundice -- a
yellowing of the skin and eyes -- along with pain, loss of appetite
and weight loss. Treatments may include surgery, chemotherapy
and/or radiation, and some patients may qualify for clinical trials
involving immunotherapy.