The treatment of pancreatic cancer is depends on the condition of the cancer that can be divided into the following 3 categories. First, it called as localized when the cancer is totally confirmed within the pancreas organ. Second, it called as locally advance when the cancer has spread or extended from the pancreas to nearby organs or blood vessels. And third, it called as metastatic when the cancer totally spread outside the pancreas organs to other parts of the body such as lungs or liver.
The pancreatic cancer can be managed best only when it at localized stage. Once the cancer has advanced or metastatic, it would be more difficult to manage. If someone diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the treatment will handled by a team of specialists, including medical oncologist, surgeons, gastroenterologist, endocrinologists, and dietician who decided which treatment option is best to applied.
There are three kinds of treatment for cancer of the pancreas most often:
- Surgery, focused a removing the tumor mass or relieving symptoms caused by cancer.
- Chemotherapy, aimed to suppress the growth or kill cancer cells using chemical drugs.
- Radiotherapy, aimed to kill cancer cells using high-energy ray radiation.
