5 ways to screen pancreatic cancer and control the disease with the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine

1. Pancreatic degeneration blisters: Pancreatic degeneration will cause blisters to form. The vacuoles formed by the blisters look like tumors.

2. Pseudocyst blisters formed after pancreatitis: Excessive triglycerides and alcoholism cause pancreatic inflammation, which then causes cell necrosis, forming pseudocyst blisters that look similar to tumors.

3. Insulin-secreting adenoma: When the glands that secrete insulin in the pancreas bulge and become larger, it becomes an insulin endocrine tumor, which is usually benign. Due to excessive secretion of insulin, patients often have sudden hypoglycemia, dizziness, and even fainting. This type of endocrine tumor may occur throughout the body. If it appears in many endocrine organs, a few may be malignant.

4. IgG4 type I pancreatic enlargement: Autoimmune disease attacks the pancreatic gland, causing the pancreas to swell and look like a tumor. Since it is an autoimmune disease, it can be treated with steroids.

Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

The overall 5-year survival rate of pancreatic cancer is very low, about 12%. The treatment and prognosis of pancreatic cancer are very critical. If pancreatic cancer is confirmed, Guo Shifang recommends a combination of Chinese and Western medicine for treatment.

He said that pancreatic cancer is difficult to detect in its early stages, so when it is diagnosed, the tumor is already a certain size, or the cancer cells may have invaded blood vessels and lymph nodes. Western medicine will first perform pre-chemotherapy, which will shrink the tumor and meet the requirements for surgery. After the surgery, postoperative chemotherapy may be added depending on the patient’s condition.

In terms of traditional Chinese medicine, Guo Shifang said that different methods will be used at different stages of treatment, but the most important thing is to strengthen the patient’s spleen and stomach function, because pancreatic cancer can seriously affect the digestive function. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen and pancreas are connected in energy, and the spleen not only has immune function, but also controls digestive function.

Pancreatic cancer patients will suffer from severe physical and mental depletion during the course of the disease and long-term treatment. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that “long-term illness will lead to weakness”, so it will regulate the lungs, spleen, and kidneys to improve related symptoms.