Pancreatic Cancer

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Pancreatic Cancer

Asked for Male, 74 Years

My father, age 74, suffering from pancreatic cancer and most recently got congestive jaundice. According to Dr. Narendra Birbiya , I should go for stent fitting immediately. With all jaundice symptoms, he is also feeling breathing problem that means pressure in the chest. Either this problem can be expected to less after stenting?

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Dr. Jagdish Shinde Radiation Oncologist 20 yrs exp Pune Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Jagdish Shinde

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Dear practo user, The pancreas tumor can cause obstructive jaundice. If there is obstruction stenting should be done. I am not sure if the breathlessness is due to pancreatic mass. We can not predict about breathlessness as we need to know the cause of breathlessness.

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