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Pancreatic cancer is cancer that's found anywhere in the pancreas, an organ in the top of your tummy that helps digest food and makes hormones.

Pancreatic cancer symptoms can be hard to spot. They can include jaundice, sickness, changes in your poo, losing weight, indigestion and tummy pain.

Your treatment plan for pancreatic cancer will depend on your situation. It may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and supportive care.

Main symptoms of pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer may not have any symptoms, or they might be hard to spot.

Symptoms of pancreatic cancer can include:

the whites of your eyes or your skin turn yellow (jaundice), you may also have itchy skin, darker pee and paler poo than usual
loss of appetite or losing weight without trying to
feeling tired or having no energy
a high temperature, or feeling hot or shivery

Other symptoms can affect your digestion, such as:

feeling or being sick
diarrhoea or constipation, or other changes in your poo
pain at the top part of your tummy and your back, which may feel worse when you are eating or lying down and better when you lean forward
symptoms of indigestion, such as feeling bloated