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Currently, it is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths, and it is estimated that by 2030, it will be the second leading cause of cancerrelated deaths behind lung cancer. It has poor overall survival rates, even with aggressive treatment. Quality of life is low in this patient population, due to poor prognosis at diagnosis and complex symptomatology. The purpose of this article is to explore the role of the advanced practitioner in the diagnosis, treatment, and symptom management of pancreatic cancer.  \nP  \nancreatic cancer is one of the most fatal cancers in the United States, and the incidence continues to rise  \ndue to multiple factors such as obesity, smoking, genetics, and longer lifespan. In addition, patients with pancreatic cancer experience a poor quality of life (QOL) compared with other cancers (Pihlak et al., 2023). Due to the overwhelming symptom burden and poor prognosis, it is crucial for the advanced practitioner (AP) to be educated regarding early diagnosis, treatment, and symptom management to optimize overall survival (OS) and QOL for these patients.  \nPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) comprises more than 90% of pancreatic cancers. These originate  \nin the pancreatic ductal epithelium (Jiang et al., 2022). Other, exceedingly rare, pancreatic tumors include intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, and serous cystic neoplasms (Si et al., 2021). The location and anatomy of the pancreas contribute to the complexity of this cancer and the treatment challenges it presents. Surgery remains the only curative treatment and is available to less than 20% of patients due to advanced disease at diagnosis (Jiang et al., 2022).  \nEPIDEMIOLOGY  \nIn 2023, there were over 64,000 newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer cases in the United States and over 50,000 deaths (National Cancer Institute,  \n2024). It has recently passed breast cancer to bethe third leading cause of cancer-related deaths, while only being the 11th most common cancer (Halbrook et al., 2023; Idachaba et al., 2019). Pancreatic cancer is projected to be the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States by 2030 (Chung et al., 2022; Idachaba et al., 2019). The average age at diagnosis is 65 years, but the incidence is rising in younger populations, especially in young women (Stoffel et al., 2023).  \nCHALLENGES  \nMore than 80% of pancreatic cancer cases are diagnosed with advanced disease. This is largely due to the pathophysiology of pancreatic cancer and anatomy of the pancreas. Due to the location of the pancreas in the retroperitoneum, patients are often asymptomatic until they are at an advanced stage with a large tumor (Tonini & Zanni, 2022). Early symptoms tend to be vague and nonspecific, such as abdominal pain and diarrhea (Idachaba et al., 2019). Furthermore, pancreatic cancer starts producing micrometastasis early in the disease process, which significantly shortens the window availabl","cbCaioqKMipMyorU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioqKMipMyorU","pdf",145159,"English","# Abstract\n# Epidemiology\n# Challenges\n# Risk Factors","[{\"question\":\"Why does pancreatic cancer often have poor outcomes even with aggressive treatment?\",\"answer\":\"It is frequently diagnosed at an advanced stage, when curative surgery is not available to most patients. 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