Pancreatic Cancer

Name: Pancreatic Cancer
ISBN: 9787117332712

季加孚 / 张宁 / 郝纯毅Apr 2025

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Word count: 81K words
Chapters: 17
ISBN: 9787117332712

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Summary

This book is one volume of the Cancer Science Popularization Encyclopedia Series, focusing on pancreatic cancer. It uses cartoons in a consistent style to enhance interest and readability and to enrich the content. Continuing the question-and-answer format, it covers topics including the pancreas—a silent organ; a small gland with big problems; pancreatic cancer—the "king of cancers"; why pancreatic cancer occurs; possible symptoms of pancreatic cancer; how pancreatic cancer is diagnosed; whether it might not be pancreatic cancer; the importance of staging; whether all pancreatic cancers are suitable for surgery; radical surgery—the preferred treatment; why there is no minor surgery on the pancreas; and what to watch for after surgery.

Editor's review

This book is one volume of the Cancer Science Popularization Encyclopedia Series, focusing on pancreatic cancer. It uses cartoons in a consistent style and a question-and-answer format to explain the pancreas—a "silent organ"—and then gradually unfolds the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, staging, surgical options, and postoperative precautions of pancreatic cancer. Its strength lies in lowering the barrier to understanding through text and images, breaking the serious topic of the "king of cancers" into readable questions. It explains why pancreatic cancer is hard to detect early and why radical surgery is the preferred treatment and why there is no minor surgery on the pancreas. It is suitable for patients and families to quickly build a knowledge framework before and after diagnosis, and for primary care doctors and health management practitioners for science communication. Readers can follow the order of "organ—disease—diagnosis—treatment—postoperative care," mark items relevant to their own situation, and discuss them with their attending physician. The popular science content should not be treated as an individualized treatment plan.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Pancreatic cancer patients and their families who want to quickly understand the full picture of the disease before and after diagnosis
Primary care doctors and health management practitioners who explain pancreatic cancer knowledge to the public
General readers interested in cancer prevention and treatment who prefer illustrated popular science
Nursing and rehabilitation staff who need a basic framework for pancreatic cancer diagnosis, treatment, and postoperative precautions

Not a good fit for

Patients seeking individualized treatment plans; this book is popular science and cannot replace medical diagnosis and treatment
Professional researchers who need in-depth molecular mechanisms and the latest research advances
Readers who prefer systematic academic monographs and do not accept the question-and-answer format

Reading tips

Read through in the order of "pancreas organ—causes and symptoms of pancreatic cancer—diagnosis and staging—treatment and postoperative care" to first build an overall framework.
When reading, patients and families should mark the questions and answers relevant to their own condition and confirm them one by one with the attending physician at follow-up visits.
Primary care doctors can use the book's questions and answers as material for science popularization talks, using the cartoons to explain early identification of pancreatic cancer to residents.
After reading the treatment chapters, review the diagnosis and staging sections to understand why different stages correspond to different treatment choices.

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序
前言
疾病篇
一、认识胰腺和胰腺疾病
二、认识胰腺癌
三、胰腺癌的诊断和分期
四、胰腺癌治疗概述
五、不同患者人群的治疗
六、胰腺癌治疗的新兴选择
七、应贯穿始终的治疗——最佳支持治疗
患者篇
八、如何正确而高效地看病
九、手术前后在家时应该怎么做
十、放化疗期间应该怎么做

FAQ

Is this book suitable for patients newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer?

It is suitable as introductory popular science. The book uses cartoons and a question-and-answer format to introduce the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, staging, surgical options, and postoperative precautions of pancreatic cancer, helping patients and families quickly build a knowledge framework. However, the content is general popular science, and specific diagnosis and treatment plans still need to be determined through discussion with the attending physician.

Why is pancreatic cancer called the "king of cancers"?

The book discusses this question specifically under the title "Pancreatic Cancer—the King of Cancers" and, starting from the pancreas's characteristics as a "silent organ," explains that its early symptoms are not easily noticed and that diagnosis and treatment are relatively difficult. Readers can understand the clinical background behind this saying through the relevant questions and answers rather than simply accepting a label.

Does the book discuss surgery in detail?

The book includes questions and answers such as "Are all pancreatic cancers suitable for surgery?", "Radical surgery—the preferred treatment," "Why is there no minor surgery on the pancreas?", and "What should be noted after surgery?", covering surgical indications, the role of radical surgery, and postoperative precautions to help readers understand the place of surgery in pancreatic cancer treatment.

Do the many cartoons reduce the depth of the content?

This book is positioned as one volume of the Cancer Science Popularization Encyclopedia Series. The cartoons are used to enhance interest and readability, while the content still covers the main knowledge points of pancreatic cancer in a question-and-answer format. It aims to be understandable to general readers rather than to replace academic monographs; readers who need in-depth study of mechanisms should choose specialized literature.

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About the author

季加孚 Author

Ji Jiafu is a Chinese author of books on medicine and health. Publicly available information about him is limited, and his nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background are not clearly documented. Judging from the nine works included in the database, his writing focuses on oncology, covering common malignant tumors such as gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, thyroid cancer, lymphoma, brain tumors, and endometrial cancer. These works generally address diagnosis, treatment, and clinical practice, serving both medical professionals and general readers concerned about health. He is also the author of European DRGs: The Only Way to Transparency, Efficiency, and Quality for Hospitals, which reflects an interest in hospital management and healthcare quality evaluation systems. His works fall mainly into the categories of medicine and health and have had a certain influence on the organization and dissemination of knowledge about cancer prevention and treatment.

张宁 Author

Zhang Ning is a Chinese author whose works span a notably wide range of subjects; public information about him is limited, and his nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background are unknown. The collection includes 22 of his works, covering categories such as culture, medicine, law, fashion, education, and finance. Judging from his representative titles, he has addressed both the translation of foreign pastimes in modern Shanghai—horse racing, greyhound racing, and jai alai—and medical topics including brain tumors, pancreatic cancer, endometrial cancer, and prostate cancer, as well as case records of classical formula practice, English contract drafting and review, and creative origami with modular polyhedra. His writing appears to favor thematic organization and practical guidance, adapting to different readerships; his specific style and influence are difficult to describe in detail given the limited available material.

郝纯毅 Author · China

Hao Chunyi is a professor and chief physician in the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery at Peking University Cancer Hospital, mainly engaged in the surgical diagnosis and treatment of hepatobiliary and pancreatic tumors and related research. Public information about him is currently limited, and only one of his works is held in the collection, namely Pancreatic Cancer. Judging from the title and the author's professional background, the book is a medical work centered on pancreatic cancer, likely addressing clinical diagnosis and treatment or related research topics. It is intended for medical professionals and readers seeking knowledge about the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer. As information on his personal life, academic career and writing style remains insufficient, no speculation is made here; this introduction is confined to his professional field and known work and may be expanded as further materials become available.