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2. Location Matters

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Not all pancreatic cancers are the same, as we have noted many times above–but what many people don’t know is that there is actually a difference when it comes to the location of your cancer on your pancreas. If the cancer is in the head of the pancreas will cause symptoms including jaundice, nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and back pain. Cancer that is located in the body of the pancreas often causes belly pain.