Pancreatic cancer is unfortunately on the rise: between 2010 and 2023, its incidence rate increased each year by + 1.6% in men and + 2.1% in women. In 2023, nearly 16,000 new cases will have been diagnosed in France.
A devastating, aggressive cancer that is almost impossible to detect
“Pancreatic cancer is one of the most devastating in digestive surgerysays Dr. Alexandre Mensier, who is a visceral and digestive surgeon (and who can be found behind the Instagram account @thefrench_chirurgien). He is aggressive, we cannot yet detect him and his prognosis is poor.“Thus, according to the Gustave Roussy cancer center, pancreatic cancer”is often diagnosed at an inoperable stage and is therefore extremely difficult to treat in 90% of cases“. Hence the need to spot it as early as possible, in order to maximize your chances! Precisely: in a video published on Instagram, Dr. Alexandre Mensier indicates “one of the first signs that should alarm you” – it is about the appearance of naked jaundice.
Whitish stools, yellowish eye, dark urine
What is it, exactly? “Basically, you will become completely yellow, on the skin but also on the eyes and sclera. describes the digestive surgeon. Your urine will turn very dark brown while, on the contrary, your stools will discolor, becoming whitish. We then talk (…)
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