Additional Info on Pancreas/Stage 1

The pancreas is a glandular organ located in the posterior of the abdomen. It lies between the liver and the spleen. It produces digestive enzymes and the hormone insulin.

STAGE 1 PANCREATIC CANCER

Stage 1 Pancreatic Cancer does not extend beyond the Pancreas; it is not present in the liver, stomach, lung or any of the surrounding lymph nodes.

Stage 1 Pancreatic Cancer (Adenocarcinoma) is best treated with surgery. The most common surgery is called the Whipple Procedure where a portion of the Pancreas , the small intestine (duodenum), and stomach is removed as well as the entire gallbladder.

Surgery is not enough. Adjuvant Therapy WHICH IS THE DELIVERY OF CANCER TREATMENT FOLLOWING SURGERY. THE PURPOSE OF ADJUVANT THERAPY FOR PATIENTS WITH STAGE 1 PANCREATIC CANCER IS TO REDUCE CANCER RECURRENCES.

|New Adjuant Therepy consists of the following:

• 5-FU CHEMOTHERAPY
• 5-FU CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION (CHEMORADIATION )
  
• BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT