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Anonymous
There's only 2 types, and 90+% are adenocarcinomas (originate in glands of some sort).
The vast majority of cases are caught too late because the symptoms don't present themselves early enough, so the prognosis is very poor, but if they caught it early, there's a good chance they can remove the head of the pancreas with little or no complications. Otherwise they will probably try chemo, but it doesn't have a very good success rate.
Also, for your sake, you absolutely CANNOT smoke cigarettes. Heredity plays a huge part in all cancers, and pancreatic especially, and smoking is the cause of a quarter of them.
Also, get a second opinion. My mom had acute pancreatitis and it sometimes presents the same symptoms.
Good luck anon.
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