Sequential treatment of pancreatic cancer: is it necessary?

  As medical technology continues to develop today, new ideas about the treatment of pancreatic cancer are now emerging. In order to give all concerned patients’ families a general understanding of the principles of treatment for this tumor, please read this article.  If malignant tumor of the pancreas is suspected or has been more clearly diagnosed, don’t get confused yet, please follow the steps below to determine the relevant treatment.  1. Please be sure to ask an experienced surgeon at the hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery clinic, including 1) whether the tumor is probably benign or malignant; however, if the relevant imaging features are not typical, you cannot necessarily force a clear diagnosis. 2) whether there is a possibility of surgical resection; because only radical surgical resection can cure this tumor. However, it is necessary to clarify whether it is possible to achieve the possibility of radical resection. If it is barely resected or requires resection of lesions that have metastasized to distant sites (e.g. liver metastases), it should be carefully considered. Clinical experience suggests that if the tumor is barely resected or has metastasized to distant sites, it is already a sign of poor treatment outcome. 3) However, if the tumor invades the bile duct or intestine, resulting in jaundice or inability to eat due to obstruction, surgical treatment should be performed to get rid of the corresponding symptoms before follow-up treatment.  2) If the tumor cannot be removed surgically, but the tumor invades the retroperitoneal plexus and causes persistent abdominal and low back pain, especially the symptoms are aggravated at night, retroperitoneal plexus destruction can be considered. This treatment is minimally invasive and does not require incision. With one to several hours of minimally invasive treatment, symptoms can be significantly eliminated within 24 hours. We have carried out a lot of research and treatment in this area with remarkable efficacy.  If the malignant tumor of the pancreas can be removed surgically or the jaundice or obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract has been removed, other treatments can be considered at this time if the patient’s physical condition allows. This includes local drug injection, chemotherapy, and so on. But the efficacy varies from person to person.  4. Along with the above treatment, supportive treatment and immune and Chinese medicine conditioning treatment are feasible to obtain satisfactory results as much as possible.  If you have a corresponding condition, please visit my clinic for consultation and consultation. Although there is no guarantee of efficacy, I look forward to relieving the patient’s pain to the greatest extent possible with our joint efforts.