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Pancreatic diseases
Pancreatic disease is a condition in which a person has problems with his pancreas, the organ in the upper abdomen that makes enzymes for digestion and makes insulin to handle the blood sugar. Pancreatic disease includes diabetes, pancreatitis, cancer, etc...
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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A 45-year old asked:
How are emaciation and pancreatic disease linked?
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A 33-year old asked:
How is it that lipase is elevated when no pancreatic disease?
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A 32-year old asked:
Is pancreatic disease an environmentally-induced disease or a hereditary disease?
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A 35-year old asked:
Why does back pain occur with pancreatic diseases?
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A 46-year old asked:
Why does back pain happen with pancreatic diseases?
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A 30-year old asked:
Can pancreatic disease cause rotten egg farts?
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A 37-year old asked:
My level of lipase is 620 but i don t take any alcohol and no smoking is it acute or chronic pancreatic diseases?
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A 57-year old male asked:
M 57, my tg remains at 400 and I am mostly fruit and whole grain eater.Does this means that i run high risk of pancreatic disease?
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A 49-year old asked:
Can there be any cure for pancreatic disease in the brain?
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A 32-year old male asked:
If my MRCP was negative for pancreatic disease or cancer is the specificity high enough to relax and not worry? 100% asymptotic. Just anxious person.
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A 43-year old male asked:
Can a person have clay colored stools from pancreatic disease but no jaundice or dark urine, and normal bilirubin levels?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can you tell me the signs and symptoms of the horrible disease, pancreatic cancer?
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A 59-year old male asked:
How can you tell whether you have a pancreas disease?
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A 30-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of fibrocystic disease of the pancreas ?
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A 59-year old male asked:
Can a chronic pain disorder wear out your pancreas? Can you develop diabetes from it ? Is there a way to test for it?
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A 31-year old male asked:
What can cause mildly elevated amylase and lipase in a mid 20s non drinker with no family history of pancreas disease? Awaiting tests but doc said chronic pancreatitis and cancer are incredibly unlikely but Im not sure what it else raises those?
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A 40-year old female asked about a male:
Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. Cys fib panel -ve. Bloods for Crohns and celiac -ve u/s normal. Failure to thrive. Poor weight gain. Ongoing 6+yrs. Family history myriad autoimmune diseases. Cystic fibrosis. Paediatrician is stumped. Pls help?
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A 41-year old female asked about a male:
Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. Cys fib panel -ve. Bloods for Crohn's and celiac -ve u/ s normal. Failure to thrive. Poor weight gain. Ongoing 6+yrs. Family history myriad autoimmune diseases. Cystic fibrosis. Paed gastroent is stumped. Pls help?
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A 39-year old male asked:
Are there any disease processes that mimic the symptoms of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer?
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A 47-year old asked:
Which disease has a higher survival rate? Ovarian or pancreatic cancer
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A 34-year old asked:
Do viruses affect the spleen? Are there any viral diseases that affect the spleen, much like they do the liver or pancreas?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Is elevated lipase and A1C of 5.8% an early sign of pancreatic cancer for someone who is slim and has great uncle who died from disease.
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A 32-year old male asked:
Is there a known correlation between brain activity and disease (e.G pancreatic cancer and brain activity)?
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A 44-year old asked:
Should i be concerned if my mom has pancreatic cancer and has had a good exposure to fifth disease. Does anyone know the risk she could be facing?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Is any way to diagnose and treat pancreas and gastric disorders at home? I'm bedridden with chronic fatigue unable to travel to the hospital but dealing with serious blood sugar and gastric problems?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Are there any diseases that can cause lesions on multiple organs (liver,brain,pancreas,etc) besides metastatic cancer?
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A 18-year old male asked about a 58-year old male:
What does it mean to be diagnosed with carcinoma head of pancreas with liver metastasis (stage iv) how fatal is this disease?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Was diagnosed with fatty liver disease, had lymp node removed from side of fsce they are in neck belly chest mass pancreas think sarcoids can be cance?
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A 63-year old male asked:
Good afternoon doctors. I notice that my stool is the typical brown color when I defecate, but it appears more yellowish when I wipe. Is this a concern? Could it be an indication of pancreas cancer? Or liver or celiac diseases?
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A member asked:
Pancreatic cancer symptoms MRI showed chronic pancreatitis, heart disease and fat liver, what is the chance that they might find a cancer there too?
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