Understanding cancer of the pancreas
This audiobook is about cancer in the pancreas, which is also called pancreatic cancer. It is for anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas. There is also information for carers, family members and friends.
The audiobook is about the most common type of pancreatic cancer and how its treated. It also gives information about controlling symptoms for people with advanced pancreatic cancer.
In this audiobook
- 1 Information about this audiobook and other support from Macmillan
- 2 Introduction
- 3 Cancer and the pancreas
- 4 Types of pancreatic cancer
- 5 Finding out you have cancer of the pancreas
- 6 Staging and grading cancer of the pancreas
- 7 How your treatment is planned
- 8 Types of treatment for cancer of the pancreas
- 9 Making treatment decisions
- 10 Clinical trials
- 11 Surgery for treating cancer of the pancreas
- 12 After surgery for cancer of the pancreas
- 13 Chemotherapy treatment for cancer of the pancreas
- 14 Radiotherapy treatment for cancer of the pancreas
- 15 Supportive care and controlling symptoms
- 16 Other symptoms of cancer of the pancreas
- 17 Follow up after treatment for cancer of the pancreas
- 18 Coping with advanced cancer
- 19 Your feelings
- 20 Relationships
- 21 Talking to children about cancer
- 22 Help with money and benefits
- 23 Work
- 24 About our information
- 25 Other ways we can help you
- 26 Other organisations
- 27 Further resources
- 28 Can you do something to help
- 29 Information about this recording
This audiobook is about cancer in the pancreas, which is also called pancreatic cancer. It is for anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas. There is also information for carers, family members and friends.
The audiobook is about the most common type of pancreatic cancer and how its treated. It also gives information about controlling symptoms for people with advanced pancreatic cancer.
How we can help
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