The Disease: PANCREACTIC CANCER

Pancreatic Cancer causes malignant neoplasms in the pancreas and can have many effects. This disease effects the digestive system and can cause pain in the upper abdominals, jaundice, nausea, loss of appetite, weight loss and changes in stool.

• Jaundice is caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood stream. Pancreatic Cancer causes this because of the blockage of the bile duct.

• Since Pancreatic Cancer causes a blockage of the bile duct, food is not able to be fully digested, so it sits in the stomach then forcing the person to throw up.

• Pancreatic Cancer also effects blood glucose levels because the pancreas is unable to release insulin and other hormone that regulate blood sugar.

• Pancreatic Caner can also spread to other organs, most commonly further organs that pancreatic cancer has been found in is the liver and lungs.

Pancreatic Cancer is the most deadliest cancer because it shows no symptoms until the later stages and can srpead without knowing.