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- The four major signs of recurrent pancreatic cancer are increased pain, jaundice , fluid in the abdomen (ascites) and weight loss.
- Recurrent cancer can be treated with palliative surgical or radiation therapy .
- • Chemotherapy rarely may produce tumor regression . Treatment options are the same as for Stages II,
- III and IV—5-FU, FAM, SMF, 5-FU + leucovorin and PALA + 5-FU. (PALA is an investigational drug
- that increases the antitumor activity of 5FU.)