Is pancreatic cancer spreading fast?

The spreading speed of pancreatic cancer is related to its staging and grading, and in general the progress is relatively fast. Cancer cells can grow infiltratively or spread remotely through blood and lymphatic fluid, etc. Tumor cells of some organs can also cause metastasis to abdominal organs or other parts of the body through planting and other ways. For patients with late pathological staging and low differentiation, the cancer cells spread rapidly and have a high probability of metastasis. For patients with early stage cardia cancer, the cancer cells only invade to the mucous membrane layer and the metastasis rate is less than 5%, so timely early treatment is effective and surgery is usually performed. If the cancer has progressed to submucosa or basement, the metastasis rate is 20-30%, and if it is in the peripheral lymph nodes, the metastasis rate can be more than 50%. If patients are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, they should go to regular hospitals in time, follow the diagnosis and treatment advice of specialists, actively cooperate with the treatment, and follow up regularly.