Pancreatic cancer is one of the highest death rate, survival in these patients are usually diagnosed only after six months. There are many reasons why pancreatic cancer treatment will keep on repeat.

If pancreatic cancer can be detected early by surgical removal of tumors can be cured. Unfortunately, only 15% -20% of pancreatic cancer patients can be found at this stage and get cured of opportunity. More Unfortunately, recurrence after resection of pancreatic cancer often.

In the progression of the disease to get out of hand before the pancreatic cancer patients usually do not feel the slightest discomfort. This is the location of the pancreas, which is shaped like a long strip, "hidden" behind the stomach, belly deep, general medical checkup to the cancer can not be the "clues." Pancreatic cancer is often early in the disease, metastasis, involving the adjacent organs, including liver, gall bladder and intestine.

Smoking is the most important risk factor for pancreatic cancer, research shows that smoking among the highest index of the risk of pancreatic cancer than 3-6 times higher than among non-smokers. In addition, obesity and excessive intake of sweets, high fat diet of the population has greatly increased the likelihood of suffering from pancreatic cancer.

In addition to surgery and radiotherapy, chemotherapy, biological therapy in recent years, gene therapy has also been explored, but more than a decade there has been no breakthrough drugs. As a new cancer treatment, research and development of molecular targeted therapy progressed rapidly, targeted therapy to improve survival in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer and survival time have heard good news.