What methods of therapy are there for pancreatic cancer? Is surgery always required of are there other therapies?
The treatment of pancreatic cancer should always be carried out by a team of experienced oncologists and surgeons. Whether the treatment consists of chemotherapy or surgery depends primarily upon the tumor stage as well as the tumor type. Generally, for patients with localized pancreatic cancer, one should aim at the complete surgical removal performed at a large center by an experienced team. Combined treatments with chemotherapy and, in individual cases, with radiation therapy, should be controlled at a center in relatively short intervals for the quality of their effectiveness.
