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Why do people only have 3 to 6 months to live with pancreas cancer?
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∙ 12y ago
Due to the expense of diagnosing it is the last on the list to check. This cancer is way to aggressive to allow the time taken by other tests to rule out what may otherwise be the cause of the pain. Thus, by the time of diagnose the cancer has spread to the point of to late for treatment to be successful.
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∙ 12y ago
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How long can you live without your pancreas?
as long as any normal human being, but there is a way to live, you have to live on insulin because the pancreas produces insulin, so you would have to live by the needle
Is pancreatic cancer painful?
Cancer of any kind is not contagious. Cancer cells from one person are generally unable to live in the body of another healthy person. The healthy person's immune system recognizes the cancer cells and destroys them. There have been a few cases in which organ transplants from people with cancer have been able to cause cancer in the person who got the organ.
Average time to live with teminal postate cancer?
Each person has a different diagnosis with terminal cancer. The life expectancy will depend on the type of cancer and treatments. Some people have weeks and others may live for months.
How long do you live with prostae cancer?
It depends on what stage the cancer is at. If it is in the final stage, then with chemotherapy, you can live for about 18 months depending on the person. Without chemo, 8 or 9 months is the average.
How long after treatment can you live with lung cancer?
3-8 months
How did Ernest Evertt Just die?
he did die because of cancer. but it was pancreatic cancer which is very serious because you cant live without your pancreas. this cancer is the same type of cancer that took away steve jobs life (former C.E.O. of apple)and many other well known people
How long will your friend Julene live with advanced liver cancer?
5 months
How long do you live with cancer?
It depends on a lot of factors.You could live for months,days,years with cancer. Your question is a little confusing and I don't know how else to awnser it.
How long can you live without chemo with pancreatic cancer?
it depends on the stage of the cancer. Pancreatic cancers do not exhibit any symptoms until it is very late. A tumor on the head part of the pancreas will obstruct the bile duct thus giving rise to jaundice, but a tumor on the tail of the pancreas goes undetected until it is late. to answer your question chemo does not help in curing cancer at all.
Do most people live above the Tropic of Cancer or below the Tropic of Cancer in?
Above
How long will a patient live when the cancer has spread to the bone?
If the patient opts for chemotherapy, they might live for 18 to 24 months. With no chemo, 8 or 9 months. Everyone is different, but this is the average.
Why didn't Steve jobs have his pancreas removed?
You cannot live without a pancreas.
