Jobs's Death Leads to White Collar Health Worries Lowers Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

Steve Jobs, one of Apple's founders and former CEO, died of illness. This "incredible person" has been fighting pancreatic cancer and other conditions. Prof. Ni Quanxing, chairman of the Pancreatic Cancer Special Committee of the Chinese Anticancer Association and Professor Emeritus of Pancreatic Hepatobiliary Surgery at the Cancer Hospital of Fudan University, told reporters: With the economic development and lifestyle changes, the incidence of pancreatic cancer is rising quietly due to the low rate of early diagnosis and surgery. The low resection rate and high mortality rate are called "kings of cancer" and do not require attention and vigilance.

Professor Ni Quanxing said that in the economically developed regions of China, the incidence of pancreatic cancer in Shanghai has reached 12-14/10 million. The incidence of pancreatic cancer is more common in middle-aged and older men. The ratio of male to female is 1.5:1. Smoking is a clear pathogenic factor. Eating too greasy and eating “red meat” also increases the risk of illness. The hereditary factors of pancreatic cancer are obvious. The incidence of one person in the family is 4 times higher than that of the general population. The incidence of the disease is 12 times higher in 2 individuals and as high as 40 times in 3 individuals. The onset of pancreatic cancer is also related to the body's own disease, such as chronic pancreatic lesions, oral diseases, and the like. Studies have found that diabetes patients have twice the risk of pancreatic cancer than normal people. Therefore, patients without a family history of diabetes suddenly found that they must check the pancreas.

Although the medical community has made unremitting efforts to diagnose and treat pancreatic cancer, the 5-year survival rate of pancreatic cancer has been hovering at 5%, and 20% of patients who have removed tumors may survive for 5 years or more. Surgery is the preferred method for patients to achieve long-term survival, followed by chemotherapy, intravenous, oral, intervention and other methods.

"The early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is very difficult. It does not have specific symptoms. It shows faint discomfort. In some patients, there is pain in the upper and middle abdomen. Due to ambiguous symptoms, many patients are treated as stomach problems, chronic cholecystitis, chronic kidney stones, etc. Treatment time. Most patients have been diagnosed with jaundice, severe back pain, splenomegaly, etc., this time have reached the middle and late.” Ni Quanxing said: “80% of pancreatic cancer patients found in outpatients have been in the middle and late, only 20 % of patients can undergo surgical resection. In addition, some mid-to-late patients can undergo palliative surgery to a certain extent to improve the quality of life."

Ni Quanxing analyzed that Jobs had lived for 8 years after his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. In addition to possible positive treatment methods and sensitivity to treatment methods, Steve Jobs is suffering from islet cell carcinoma and is a neuroendocrine cancer. It is also an important factor. Common lymph node metastasis and hematogenous metastasis of pancreatic cancer, of which pancreatic islet cell carcinoma often undergoes hematogenous metastasis, cancer cells metastasize to the liver, lungs, bones, ovaries, etc. Jobs' liver transplantation should also be for this reason.

"56 years old is a promising age. He could have created endless possibilities for the world. Steve Jobs's death sounded the alarm for the prevention and control of pancreatic cancer." Ni Quanxing said that over 40 years of age, there is a long history of smoking, a family history of pancreatic cancer, There is a family history of diabetes and no family history of diabetes, and chronic pancreatic diseases are high-risk groups of pancreatic cancer. Lifestyle should be adjusted and targeted examinations should be conducted to ensure early prevention and early diagnosis.