The impact of a small tumor in the pancreas on the body can vary depending on the size, location, and type of tumor. Some tumors may not cause any symptoms at all, while others can cause a variety of problems, including:
- Pain: A tumor in the pancreas can cause pain in the upper abdomen, back, or chest.
- Jaundice: A tumor that blocks the bile duct can cause jaundice, which is a yellowing of the skin and eyes.
- Weight loss: A tumor in the pancreas can cause weight loss, even if you are eating enough.
- Changes in bowel habits: A tumor in the pancreas can cause changes in bowel habits, such as diarrhea, constipation, or vomiting.
- Fatigue: A tumor in the pancreas can cause fatigue, which is a feeling of tiredness or weakness.
If you have any of these symptoms, it is important to see a doctor right away. Early diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer can improve the chances of survival.
Here are some additional information about the impact of a small tumor in the pancreas on the body:
- The size of the tumor: The larger the tumor, the more likely it is to cause symptoms.
- The location of the tumor: Tumors that are located in the head of the pancreas are more likely to cause symptoms than tumors that are located in the tail of the pancreas.
- The type of tumor: Some types of pancreatic tumors, such as adenocarcinomas, are more likely to cause symptoms than other types of tumors.
If you have a small tumor in your pancreas, your doctor will likely recommend a variety of tests to determine the size, location, and type of tumor. These tests may include:
- Blood tests: Blood tests can be used to check for tumor markers, which are proteins that are produced by cancer cells.
- Imaging tests: Imaging tests, such as an ultrasound, CT scan, or MRI, can be used to create images of the pancreas and tumor.
- Biopsy: A biopsy is a procedure in which a small piece of tissue is removed from the tumor and examined under a microscope.
Once your doctor has determined the size, location, and type of tumor, they will be able to recommend the best treatment option for you. Treatment options for pancreatic cancer may include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
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Notes on moms tumor:
- Size: 3 mm x 1 mm (this is a small tumor. It is the size of the top part of my thumb. This is the largest one she has and there are smaller ones too 1-3)
- Location: head, yet she has 0-2 pain which is appreciated with massage to the stomach, back, feet, hands, or head.
- Type: adenocarcinoma, it’s so easy to blame Cancer in a cancer trodden society. How about look at the whole story? How about recheck her after months of autophagy?
- Pain: no pain
- Jaundice: diagnosed and recovered after getting a stint put in (while having a football size obstruction of poop in her bowels). How long did she have this? How was this impacting her bile duct? She has no gallbladder…so doesn’t that mean that bile continuously flows and can eventually cause damage to your pancreas from over use? I need to check where they put the stint…
- Weight loss: she hasn’t eaten in a long time. 35 lbs lost in 35 days on hospice. There are many factors that have inhibited her intake of food. Nausea and vomiting and I just wrote a list in her daily activity for May 30.
- Changes in bowel habits: she had an obstruction which was passed on April 29, 2023 with an enema. Then she oozed for a few days and has had normal, regular bms since. She vomits occasionally. How much is her lack of nutrition, medications, mental health, hydrocephalus, and aftermath of having an obstruction involved in her nausea and vomiting? She was discharged with anorexia from the hospital on May 17, 2023.
- Fatigue: if you do not eat, your body will go into starvation and you will be fatigued. If your body is acidic, your cells will be like sludge and cause fatigue. Her oxygen saturation is 98-99 most days which means she has oxygen in her cells and they are transporting nutrients (as much as she intakes or has stored in her body) throughout her body. The hospice nurse told us that she cannot digest nutrients because of her pancreatic cancer. That the pancreas doesn’t work anymore. I informed her that nutrients are absorbed as soon as you put them in your mouth and continues all the way down your esophagus throughout the rest of your digestive system. You can also absorb nutrients through the skin. I’m not a doctor. I’m not saying her pancreas isn’t impaired but suggesting her entire body cannot absorb nutrients is a flat out lie.
- Other issues: my mom has been a pharmaceutical junkie for years (stress allergic to 16 meds over the years) while also eating hazardous additives in most of her packaged food choices. Her phosphates were as high as 1400 I believe. It’s supposed to be 0-100. Since she’s been in autophagy, it’s down to 400. I promise you that I don’t feed her anything hazardous. I quit eating any of it myself last December. Prevention is key!!! Please learn about autophagy because it will prevent you from ever becoming acidic. Cells become cancerous only in acidic environments.
- Tumor Markers: something I need to investigate and analyze in her records.
- Imaging tests: Performed
- Biopsy: Conducted
