Monday, November 19, 2007

Gang boss died of pancreatic cancer

The death of Taiwanese traid leaders Chen Chi li saw thousand of people to bid farewe to his funeral. About more then three thousand people from various gangs, queued to entered a make shift shrine where his coffin was laid and decorated with flowers and a huge portrait of Chen to pay their last respects to the late leaders of Bamboo union gangs with heavy police surveillance.

Chen was report to died of pancreatic cancer at the age of sixty four. Chen was said to turned the Bamboo union into one of the biggest gang in Taiwan. Gangs who came to respect him came from as far as Japan and Hong Hong. Chen was wanted by the Taiwan police for his involvement in gang activities and had lived in self imposed exile in Cambodia since 1966.

Monday, September 10, 2007

Know the sign of pancreas disease.

The main jobs Pancreas in our body and its has two main jobs, one is to produce juices which help our body to digest or break down food. The second function is that its produce hormones, such as insulin and glucagon, that help control blood sugar levels. This help the hormones in the body to store and use the energy its get from the food. People who are long standing patients and heavy smokers are at high risk of getting pancreatic cancer.

People who had sign of pancreatic cancer and the possible sign are jaundice(yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes). Others of the possibl sign loss of appetite, pain in the upper or middle adomen and the back, fatique and unexplained loss in weight. Pancreatic cancer is usually diagnosed with tests and procedures that produce pictures of the pancreas and the area around it. When planning treatment is better to know the stages of the disease, whether it can removed by surgery or not.

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Pancreatic cancer is usually diagnosed with tests and procedures that produce pictures of the pancreas

The main job of pancreas is to break down the food we take to produce juices and hormones, such as insulin that control blood sugar levels. This hormones helps our body to store the energy it get from the food. Pancreatic cancer is difficult to detect and diagnose as there is symptoms in the early stages and our pancreas are hidden behind our stomach and other organ such as intestine. liver and gallbladder and even the sign of pancreas cancer are like other illness in the beginning stage.

Pancreatic cancer is usually diagnosed with tests and procedures that produce pictures of the pancreas and the area around it, to define the stage of Pancreatic cancer and wheather the cancer cells have spread within and around the pancreas. The tracking to detect and diagnoise are done at the same time to determine whether or not the pancreatic cancer can be removed by surgery.

Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes). Pain in the upper or middle abdomen and back. Unexplained weight loss. Loss of appetite. Fatigue. These and other symptoms may be caused by pancreatic cancer. Other conditions may cause the same symptoms. A doctor should be consulted if any of the following problems occur:

Sunday, June 24, 2007

Pancreas diseases are pain in the upper abdomen

The pancreas most doctor prefer as the"hidden organ because it is situated deep in our abdomen and behind our stomach. It is about seven to eight inches long in adults. This organ contains thin tubes and join to form a ingle opening into the intestine that is located just beyond the stomach. The pancreas produces juices and enzymes that flow through these tubes into the intestine, where they mix with food. The enzymes digest fat, protein, and carbohydrates. The important roles of pancreas juices is it mantain our body good health.

Cancer of the pancreas is a serious malignancy which is difficult to treat. The disorder occurs in middle or older-aged people, with the first symptom often being dull pain in the upper abdomen that may radiate into the back. At times, skin jaundice occurs when the bile duct, which carries yellow bile from the liver and through the pancreas, is blocked. Surgery is the only effective form of treatment for pancreas cancer.

The symptoms of pancreas diseases are severe pain in our upper abdomen and mostly follows by fever or vomiting and the treatments of pancreas disease are mostly resting the pancreas and let the tissue to be heals by pain medication,resting in hospital.

Friday, May 11, 2007

Diabetes a disease of the pancreas

Diabetes is a disease of the pancreas that effects the entire body, those above the thirty-five years of age are advised to check their blood glucose level annually even if they do not have any symptoms of diabetes as diabetetes can set in as far back as ten years before the symptoms appear. A senior consultant endocrinologist from Universiti Sains Malaysia advised the people not to wait until symptoms set in by then it will be to late.

He also stress out that diabeties is the six leading death in the world and forty percentage of heart disease people are due to diabetes. Diabetes also cause kidney failure, blindnessin adults and amputation, while 60% to 70% of patients suffered nerve damage. It is not a mild disease but a dangerous and deadly one if early care is not taken into consideration.

Thursday, April 05, 2007

Types of pancreas diseases

Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas that may occur as an acute, painful attack, or may be a chronic condition developing gradually over time. It is caused when pancreatic enzyme secretions build up and begin to digest the organ itself.

There are two types of diabetes. In Type I diabetes, formerly called juvenile-onset diabetes, the pancreas cannot produce insulin. People with Type I diabetes must have daily insulin injections. But they need to avoid taking too much insulin because that can lead to insulin shock, which begins with a mild hunger. This is quickly followed by sweating, shallow breathing, dizziness, palpitations, trembling, and mental confusion. As the blood sugar falls, the body tries to compensate by breaking down fat and protein to make more sugar. Eventually, low blood sugar leads to a decrease in the sugar supply to the brain, resulting in a loss of consciousness. Eating a sugary food can prevent insulin shock until appropriate medical measures can be taken.Type II diabetes, formerly called adult-onset diabetes, can occur at any age. The pancreas can produce insulin, but the cells do not respond to it.

Friday, February 23, 2007

Pancreatic diabetes and its complication

Diabetes is consider a serious disease, if its not treated or taken care can leads to more serious health problems such as failure in our kidney, blurr in eye sight or blindness, it will also damage our nerve in the hand and feets and narrowing our blood vessels that cause heart attack or even to stroke. Diabetes is said that this disease cannot be complete cure, if proper care is taken of you save from it.

In diabetes 2, the pancreas does not release any insulin because the body has already diminished the cells that produce it. The diagnosed patient therefore relies heavily on insulin treatment. Pancreatic diabetes is a complication that results from pancreas diseases such as pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer. The outright damage to the organ itself leads to impaired insulin production.

Sunday, January 28, 2007

Test of pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal of human diseases.Pancreatic cancer affects men twice as frequently as women and is more likely to develop after the age of 40.Chronic pancreatitis, associated most often with gall bladder disease and alcoholism, can cause painful attacks over a number of years and lead to other problems, such as pancreatic insufficiency , bacterial infections, and type 2 diabetes.

A blood test for pancreatic cancer may also help physicians follow the course of the disease. As new therapies are developed to treat pancreatic cancer, a blood test that can monitor cancer growth or regression would be very useful to monitor the progress of the patient.