The chances of being cured of advanced pancreatic cancer are very low. The five-year survival rate of pancreatic cancer is only about 5%. And since its early symptoms are not obvious, it is usually found in the late stage and the chance of cure is lost. For the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer, chemotherapy, local treatment and analgesic treatment are often used.
1. Chemotherapy: Gemcitabine, mitomycin, 5-FU, paclitaxel and other chemotherapeutic drugs are mainly used in the clinic, which can also be combined with platinum to alleviate the symptoms and reduce the pain.
2. Local treatment: through interventional therapy and local radiotherapy, advanced pancreatic cancer can be treated palliatively.
3. Local analgesia: Morphine-like substances are generally used to relieve patients’ pain and alleviate their symptoms.
4. Palliative surgical treatment: some patients can undergo palliative surgical treatment to make the pancreatic secretion enter the intestine, which can improve the quality of life.
Generally speaking, in the advanced stage of pancreatic cancer, the chances of cure are not big anymore. However, the above means can be used to control the symptoms, improve the quality of life and prolong the survival of patients.