Why is pancreas cancer serious? Understand the disease of Edu Guedes

The presenter suffered a complex surgery after being diagnosed the disease

The presenter and chef Edu Guedes51, had to undergo a complex emergency surgery in the Israelite Hospital Albert Einstein Last Saturday, 5, after being diagnosed Pancreas cancer. The disease is the sixth cause of the death of cancer in the world.

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Ana Hickmann’s husband discovered cancer after being hospitalized to remove kidney stones. The presenter had a renal crisis And when he passes through exams, the tumor was discovered in the organ. The intervention lasted about six hours and was considered effective.

“The chef and presenter Edu Guerdes spent the night well, remains in recovery, stable and positively evolving. Every day is a victory,” said the presenter’s consultant on Monday, in a press release.

The oncologist Jefferson PimentoFrom the center specialized in oncology of the German hospital Oswaldo Cruz, he explained to Earth That, from the anatomical position of the pancreas, this tumor usually does not show signs at the beginning of the disease.

In Brazil, a mortality rate of 5.62 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants for pancreas cancer is estimated. “This more aggressive profile is mainly due to diagnosis in the subsequent stages, the nature of this tumor which is more resistant to systemic treatments (chemotherapy) and have a high potential to cause early metastases,” he said.

What are the risk factors?

• The smoothness
• Excessive alcohol consumption
• Type II diabetes mellitus
• Obesity
• Low consumption of fiber and vegetables/fruit
• Patients with a family story of pancreatic cancer
• Patients with hereditary syndromes such as the gene mutation BRCA1/2, Lynch syndrome; Hereditary pancreatitis syndrome and peutz-joghers syndrome

Pancreas cancer has a difficult diagnosis

What makes the early diagnosis of pancreas cancer even more complicated is the absence of proven proofs of image or laboratory proven laboratory. “For the anatomical position of the pancreas, which is deeper in the upper abdomen, this tumor usually does not show signs at the beginning of the disease,” said the expert.

The symptoms that are related to the obstruction of the Bilio-Pancreatic path are jaundice, signs of pancreatitis (abdominal pain on the upper abdomen) and the elevation of pancreatic enzymes.

According to the doctor, when the disease is advanced, there are non -specific signs, as weight loss, excessive tiredness, increase in the abdominal volume. “As mentioned above, the position of this deepest body in the abdomen makes physical examination difficult, both for health and for cars -exams.”

Source: Terra

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