Jakarta, since detection of end-stage pancreatic cancer in July 2010, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is expected to only survive within a year, before the Egyptian presidential elections in September 2011. Pancreatic cancer is a malignant cancer whose symptoms similar to ulcer disease.
Pancreatic cancer is cancer that hard to be cured because it is considered a disease that was asleep and difficult to detect at an early stage. Most patients with pancreatic cancer detected is usually detected after an advanced stage when it felt like a stomach ulcer pain.
A Central European intelligence told The Washington Times that the Egyptian president who has served for nearly 30 years this will probably only survive within a year, before the Egyptian presidential elections in September 2011.
In July 2010, President Mubarak was reportedly critical and treated in the hospital in France. Before detection of pancreatic cancer, Mubarak had gallbladder surgery in Germany in March 2010.
“When I was in Cairo in May, this is very exciting news. The people there became melancholy with Mubarak disease. All the people say it is near, it is estimated that only 12 to 18 months (since July),” said Steven Cook, a specialist Egyptian-affairs in the Council on Foreign Relations, told The Washington Times quoted as saying on Monday (1/31/2011).
Although his body marred by malignant disease, Mubarak still looks excellent performances in the age to 82. Mubarak did not intend to resign from his position as president of Egypt, though it was declared in a severe illness.
What are the causes and symptoms of pancreatic cancer?
Carcinoma of the pancreas is pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer tends to be more experienced men than women. The risk increases with age a man.
The cause of this cancer is unknown, but is more common in smokers and in people who are obese. Nearly a third of cases of pancreatic cancer due to smoking.
Health experts is still debating whether type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for pancreatic cancer. Another fact, a small number of cases of pancreatic cancer associated with the syndrome are descended through the family.
Symptoms of pancreatic cancer as reported by the mayo clinic are as follows:
1. Stomach ache
2. Backache
3. Depression
4. Diarrhea
5. Fatigue
6. Jaundice
7. Loss of appetite
8. Nausea and vomiting
9. Pale
10. Weakness
11. Weight loss
At the time of diagnosis, only about 20 percent of pancreatic tumors can be removed with surgery. This operation must be performed in a hospital that has experience doing these types of operations.
Hospitals that have successfully performed surgery for pancreatic cancer surgery 9 times per year is considered as a qualified hospital to treat pancreatic cancer.
Treatment after surgery generally is a combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
