What is pancreatic cancer?
Pancreatic cancer is a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas.
How do members experience pancreatic cancer?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with pancreatic cancer*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Numbness in feet
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Weight loss
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Chronic diarrhea
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Neuropathy in feet
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Numbness in hands
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for pancreatic cancer*
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Who has pancreatic cancer on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 8 | |
| 30s | 20 | |
| 40s | 31 | |
| 50s | 56 | |
| 60s | 119 | |
| 70+ | 170 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 214 | |
| Female | 191 |
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