Pancreatic Cancer Stages - Know Your Chances

By Mert Ozge

Pancreatic Cancer Stages indicates the number or percentages of people who were able to extend their lives 5 years of more after they were diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas. A long time ago, cancer survival stages are measured in a 10 year period but recently statistical reports have lessened their time periods into 5 years. Patients who were under this study are those suffering from pancreatic cancer - whether or not they have shown symptoms but are still receiving treatment for this disease.

Medical professionals continually inform the public that it is unwise to predict your life expectancy period based on these survival stage charts. They may be used as basis, but since there are no 2 or more patients with the exact same case, it is still advisable to maintain an uplifted spirit and continue the prayers.

There are some factors that may highly affect the Pancreatic Cancer Stages and they are as follows:

Surgery - whether the tumor is removed or not

Stages - the earlier the stage, the higher chances of survival

General Health Condition - patients undergoing chemotherapy will drastically decrease the functionality of their immune system, therefore, those who are already unhealthy even before being diagnosed are at risks of getting more diseases during the treatment. Also, there are patients who may not be able to survive surgery due to existing lung and heart diseases in addition to old age

Recurrent - if the cancer is recurrent, there is a lesser chance of survival

EmedTv have released a relative report of the Pancreatic Cancer Stages in the US and it is not exactly something one could smile about. Since the pancreas is one of the most vital organs in the body, in some books even more important than the liver, the Pancreatic Cancer Stages is one of the lowest amongst all types of cancer.

The general average of people surviving this cancer is only at 15-20%. Below is the percentage of patients who were able to survive 5 years after confirmed diagnosis:

• At stage 1, there were only 16.4 percent of patients who survived
• At stage 2 and 3, there were only 7 percent of patients who survived
• At stage 4, there were only 1.8 percent of patients who survived
•For patients whose cancer stage was unknown or was not precisely confirmed, there were only 4.3 percent of patients who survived

Many patients would like to know more other than their Pancreatic Cancer Stages. A great source of cancer information you can use is here.