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A member asked:
I'm wondering why are there no obvious symptoms with pancreatic cancer?
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Vague symptoms: Weight loss, bloating, early satiety are vague symptoms and only later when profound weight loss, and back pain or jaundice occur does it come to attention.
Answered 9/26/2016
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Location of organ: The reason there are no obvious symptoms with pancreatic cancer is that it's location is mostly behind the abdominal cavity. A cancer can grow and grow without disrupting any bodily function for quite a while. Thus the cancer presents later when there is a "mass effect."
Answered 9/3/2015
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