Surgery is usually the first choice for pancreatic head cancer combined with other adjuvant treatments, and conservative treatment is only recommended for inoperable patients. According to some studies, the prognosis of pancreatic cancer is extremely poor, the overall 5-year survival rate is less than 8%, and the prognosis is even worse with only conservative treatment.
Pancreatic cancer is a kind of digestive malignant tumor with insidious onset, rapid progression, poor treatment effect and prognosis.
Early symptoms of pancreatic cancer are not obvious, when symptoms appear or diagnosed, it is mostly in the middle or late stage, and the best time for treatment has been lost. The prognosis of pancreatic cancer is related to the nature of the tumor, the stage (size, infiltration range, metastasis, etc.), the treatment mode, the patient’s own situation and other factors.
The prognosis of malignant tumors is usually described by the survival rate of several years after diagnosis, such as 1-year survival rate, 5-year survival rate and so on. The prognosis of pancreatic cancer varies from person to person, and there is no uniform standard or accepted conclusion.
Some studies claim that the prognosis of pancreatic cancer is extremely poor, with an overall 5-year survival rate of only 8%. There are also studies that claim that the 1-, 2-, and 3-year survival rates after diagnosis of pancreatic cancer are 21.5%, 6.0%, and 4.0%, respectively, and the overall median survival is only is 5.5 months (50% of patients survive time).
The treatment of pancreatic head cancer is mainly surgical, and palliative surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and interventional therapy can be used for patients who are unresectable or have a high likelihood of recurrence. Patients treated conservatively are usually advanced or non-surgical patients, and the prognosis is usually worse.
In conclusion, there are various factors affecting the survival of pancreatic cancer patients. If pancreatic cancer is suspected or diagnosed, it is recommended to go to regular hospitals to evaluate the condition and follow the doctor’s instructions to cooperate with the treatment, so as to avoid delaying the condition.