An additional advance in pancreatic surgery has involved vascular resection and reconstruction to increase the number of patients with resectable disease.
What is the definition of advanced pancreatic cancer?
Advanced pancreatic cancer means the cancer has spread from where it started, or has come back some time after treatment . Pancreatic cancer can be quite advanced when it is first diagnosed. You may not have had any symptoms when it was in its early stages, or they may have been vague and difficult to spot.