Pancreatic cancer and depression
Kalliopi Michoglou, Amsajini Ravinthiranathan, Saw San Ti, Saoirse Dolly, Kiruthikah Thillai
Abstract
Pancreatic cancer is a highly devastating disease with high mortality rates. Even patients who undergo potential curative surgery have a high risk for recurrence. The incidence of depression and anxiety are higher in patients with cancer than the general population. However, patients with pancreatic cancer are at most of risk of both depression and anxiety and there seems to be a biological link. In some patients, depression seems to be a precursor to pancreatic cancer. In this article we discuss the biological link between depression anxiety and hepatobiliary malignancies and discuss treatment strategies.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineDepression (economics)Pancreatic cancerAnxietyCancerIncidence (geometry)DiseaseInternal medicinePopulationPsychiatryEnvironmental healthEconomicsOpticsMacroeconomicsPhysicsCancer survivorship and carePancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life