How long is chemotherapy after pancreatic cancer operation

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One of my neighbors' aunts was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer for the first time. Now she is being treated in the hospital. She has been treated for more than two months, but she hasn't been well. Let's talk about how long chemotherapy is needed after pancreatic cancer surgery.

How long is chemotherapy after pancreatic cancer operation

First, patients with unresectable lesions and no distant metastasis can be treated with electrochemical therapy. The principle of electrochemical therapy is that direct current is applied to the lesion site, and the local chemical environment is changed to kill tumor cells. The lesion is exposed by laparotomy, and electrochemical therapy is carried out under direct vision. The ideal therapeutic effect is obtained. The pain relief rate is 88.9%, and the effective time of pain relief is 3-28 months, with an average of 6 months

Second, immunotherapy. The commonly used antitumor immune agents are: ① levamisole; ② thymosin preparation; ③ interferon inducer, such as polymyocyte; ④ transfer factor (TF); ⑤ immune ribonucleic acid (IRNA).

Third: endocrine therapy. Some scholars believe that the expression of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), pan and Con-A in pancreatic cancer tissue is related, especially the level of ER. According to the situation, estradiol treatment may have a certain effect.

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In the rehabilitation treatment, the education of the patients and their families is the most important. Good psychological preparation and active cooperation with the treatment are beneficial to the rehabilitation.