Cancer guide
Pancreatic cancer
Aggressive and often diagnosed late — early treatment at a high-volume center and genetic testing meaningfully change outcomes.
Symptoms of pancreatic cancer
Early signs, which ones need a same-week doctor visit, and what screening looks like.
Read the symptoms guideWhat to ask after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis
The questions that shape treatment — biomarkers, staging, surgery, chemo, second opinions.
Read the questions guideWhat to know first
- High-volume centers (50+ Whipple procedures per year) have better outcomes.
- BRCA1/2 and PALB2 testing can open targeted therapy and trial options.
- Neoadjuvant chemotherapy before surgery is now common.
When to see a doctor
- Painless jaundice (yellowing of skin or eyes) — same-day evaluation
- New-onset diabetes after 50 without obvious cause
- Persistent upper abdominal or mid-back pain, unexplained weight loss
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