Frequently Asked Questions on Topics for the Entire Family, for your health and well being and more! FAQs - Pancreatic Cancer WHAT IS THE PANCREAS? WHAT DOES THE PANCREAS DO? WHAT IS CANCER? WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BENIGN OR MALIGNANT TUMOR? WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BENIGN OR MALIGNANT TUMOR? HOW DOES CANCER SPREAD? WHERE DOES PANCREATIC CANCER BEGIN? WHAT IS ISLET CELL CANCER? WHAT IS METASTATIC PANCREATIC CANCER? IS PANCREATIC CANCER CONTAGIOUS? WHAT CAUSES PANCREATIC CANCER? IF I THINK I MAY BE AT RISK, WHAT SHOULD I DO? WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? HOW IS PANCREATIC CANCER DIAGNOSED? BIOPSY QUESTIONS WHAT IS STAGING? WHAT KINDS OF QUESTIONS SHOULD I ASK MY DOCTOR(S)? SHOULD I PARTICIPATE IN A CLINICAL TRIAL? WHAT IS PALLIATIVE THERAPY? WHAT IS AN ONCOLOGIST? SHOULD I GET A SECOND OPINION? WHAT ARE THE AVAILABLE TREATMENT OPTIONS? WHEN IS SURGERY POSSIBLE? WHAT TYPES OF SURGICAL PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED TO TREAT PANCREATIC CANCER? QUESTIONS TO ASK THE DOCTOR BEFORE SURGERY? WHAT IS RADIATION THERAPY? QUESTIONS TO ASK THE DOCTOR BEFORE RADIATION THERAPY WHAT IS CHEMOTHERAPY? QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE CHEMOTHERAPY WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS? SURGERY RADIATION THERAPY CHEMOTHERAPY PAIN MANAGEMENT If there is a subject you think we need in the FAQ section, please contact us and let us know!