Symptoms and Diagnosis

Unfortunately, there may be no symptoms in the early stages. Once symptoms start to develop, they may include:

Pain in the abdomen
Yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice)
Unexplained weight loss
Changes in your bowel habits

Other symptoms can include:

Feeling or being sick
Fatigue
Symptoms of indigestion, like feeling bloated
Changes in your poo, like constipation or diarrhoea
Pain in your tummy and the top of your back, that feels worse when you eat or lie down but feels better leaning forward or sitting up.

You may have another condition which may also cause the above symptoms, but it is always important to get any of these checked by your GP if they persist.

Further support and information about the symptoms of pancreatic cancer are available here:

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