Pancreas cancer

Cancer of the pancreas may not give any or only very mild symptoms initially. That is why pancreas cancer is often advanced at the time it is diagnosed, since symptoms emerge only when the tumour has grown to a sufficient size.

The most typical symptoms are weight loss, pain in the upper part of the abdomen and back, and icterus (a yellow tone of the skin and eye balls).

Pancreas cancer is treated surgically, with chemotherapy and with radiation therapy. The treatment plan is always individualized for each patient.

There is also a rare form of pancreas cancer called pancreatic islet cell tumour. Only about 3% of pancreas cancers are islet cell tumours and this tumour is very different from the common form of pancreas cancer. Islet cell tumours can be treated not only surgically and with chemotherapy but also with hormonal treatment.

Pancreas cancer

Treatment facilities elsewhere in the Western Finland Cancer Centre and in Åland

Treatment facilities

Gastroenterological Outpatient Clinic, A-hospital

Department of Radiotherapy

Oncology Ward

Oncologic Outpatient Clinic

Infusion Outpatient Clinic, Uusikaupunki

Infusion Outpatient Clinic, Loimaa

Pharmacotherapy Outpatient Clinic, Salo

Digestive Surgery Ward