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Treatment
The treatment of pancreatic cancers is based on the stage of the disease. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy are the main modalities of treatment. Majority of the patients are detected at a stage where curative surgery is no longer an option for treatment. Despite advances in therapeutic endoscopy, surgery for symptomatic treatment and palliation is often considered in such patients. Chemotherapy is increasingly used pre and post operatively alone or with radiotherapy. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are also used for palliation in unresectable and metastasised tumors.
Treatment of Potentially Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
Fifteen to twenty percent of cases are detected when the tumor is in a resectable stage. Some studies support pre-operative chemotherapy and radiotherapy as it is found to improve the surgical outcome. Post operative chemotherapy and radiotherapy are used to manage positive margins and also to prevent recurrence of tumors. The treatment options of potentially resectable pancreatic cancer are discussed below:
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