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What is pancreatic cancer?
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Treatment and its effects :
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Potentially curative surgery
Chemotherapy
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Cyberknife treatment and side effects
Long term effects of the cancer and its treatment
Follow-up appointments and tests
Complementary therapies, diet and other lifestyle changes
Professional care
Communication with health professionals

Disease recurrence or spread :
Signs or symptoms of a recurrence
Learning of a recurrence
Symptoms of more advanced disease
Treatment for a recurrence or for metastases
Pain management and other palliative care

Living with pancreatic cancer :
Financial and other practical issues
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Everyday life and facing the future

Death and dying :
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