Many people don't know where the pancreas is in the human body. In fact, the pancreas is deep in the upper abdomen of the human body, behind the stomach. Although the pancreas looks small, it is one of the most important organs of the human body. The pancreas is not just in charge. Digestive function, the body's 'enzyme factory', plays a leading role in the digestion process of food, and also controls the metabolic function, maintaining the body's blood sugar balance.
As can be seen from the above description, the pancreas is small, but it is of great significance to us. Suffering from pancreatitis, if not treated promptly, it may lead to pancreatic cancer. Once suffering from pancreatic cancer, the 5-year survival rate is only 1%. -3%.
Generally, only three steps are required from pancreatitis to pancreatic cancer.
First step, acute pancreatitis
The general patient's pancreatitis is acute pancreatitis. The main symptoms are acute upper abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, vomiting, fever, often persistent pain, unbearable.
If in the stage of acute pancreatitis, without treatment, resulting in repeated episodes of acute pancreatitis, it may lead to chronic pancreatitis.
The second step, chronic pancreatitis
The conversion of acute pancreatitis to chronic pancreatitis is actually a minority, but once suffering from chronic pancreatitis, it can not be completely cured, there will be many complications such as diabetes, pain, etc. The main symptoms are abdominal pain, signs of peritonitis complicated by diabetes and steatorrhea.
If you still have no treatment when you have chronic pancreatitis, you may get a pancreatic pseudocyst.
The third step, pancreatic pseudocyst
Pseudocysts of the pancreas are often secondary to acute and chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic injury. The main symptoms are fever, upper abdominal pain and tenderness, mass, bloating, gastrointestinal dysfunction, complications in the later stage, and stones may be born. And foreign objects.
If not found in time, or if non-surgical or surgical treatment is not performed in time, it is very likely to cause pancreatic cancer.
The fourth step, pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a malignant tumor with high malignancy and difficulty in diagnosis and treatment. In recent years, morbidity and mortality have risen rapidly. The early diagnosis rate of pancreatic cancer is not high, the operative mortality rate is high, and the cure is high. The rate is very low. The main symptoms are abdominal pain, jaundice, gastrointestinal symptoms, abdominal mass, thrombophlebitis and so on.
Early treatment of pancreatic cancer has a good effect. Once it reaches the advanced stage, the survival time after surgery is no more than two years.
It is recommended that you have regular physical examinations to develop good habits. It is best to quit smoking and alcohol, not overeating. Early detection and early treatment.
If you have pancreatic diseases such as pancreatitis, you should go to the hospital for treatment to prevent pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
