7 Silent Signs of Pancreatic Cancer
Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast
Dr. Eric Berg
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🗓️ 15 April 2025
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest types of cancer. It’s known as the “silent killer” because, by the time you know you have it, it’s often too late. Pay attention to these 7 early warning signs of pancreatic cancer.
1. Sudden unexpected weight loss
A problem with the pancreas can affect digestion and appetite, which can cause you to lose weight unexpectedly.
2. Abdominal pain
This is typically dull, persistent pain that can radiate to the left shoulder. Sometimes, it shows up as radiating pain in the belly button that extends into the spine and often feels worse after eating.
3. Jaundice
This is characterized by yellowing of the whites of the eyes and rust-colored urine caused by bile backing up into the blood. TUDCA can be a good remedy for this! Take two on an empty stomach twice a day to open the bile ducts.
4. Chronic diarrhea
Most pancreatic cancer affects the part of the pancreas that is responsible for digestive enzymes, which can often lead to chronic diarrhea.
5. Diabetes
A tumor in the pancreas can disrupt the cells that produce insulin, contributing to diabetes.
6. Feeling full quickly
Pancreatic cancer can cause you to feel full and bloated even If you’ve hardly had anything to eat.
7. Persistent fatigue
This can be described as overwhelming, chronic fatigue that doesn't improve with more sleep.
Don't consume sugar if you have pancreatic cancer!
Risk factors for pancreatic cancer include the following:•Smoking tobacco
•Type 2 diabetes
•Obesity
•Alcohol consumption
•Genetic factors
•Vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin D may help shrink cancer and enhance the immune system's ability to fight cancer.To help prevent pancreatic cancer:•Ensure you’re getting enough sleep •Reduce stress•Exercise •Practice intermittent fasting Incorporating anti-cancer foods such as cruciferous vegetables, green tea, garlic, and berberine may help.
Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 59, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.
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| 0:00.0 | Let's talk about the seven early signs of pancreatic cancer that you never want to ignore. |
| 0:06.6 | The reason I want to focus today on pancreatic cancer is because it's one of the most |
| 0:11.8 | deadly types of cancer. |
| 0:13.3 | The unique thing about pancreatic cancer is that a lot of times you don't have any symptoms |
| 0:18.1 | until it's very far into its progression. This is why they call it |
| 0:23.7 | the silent killer because by the time you know you have it, a lot of times it's too late. The more |
| 0:27.5 | you can identify these early triggers, the greater the prognosis is going to be. I'm going to dive |
| 0:32.1 | right into these early signs and then I'm going to explain some very unique things about pancreatic |
| 0:36.1 | cancer that you need to now. First one is sudden, unexpected weight loss. |
| 0:40.6 | You're not trying to lose weight, but all of a sudden you're losing weight. |
| 0:43.1 | Because pancreatic cancer starts in the pancreas, which is involved in digestion and blood sugar, |
| 0:49.3 | if there's a problem with that gland, it's going to affect your digestion, your appetite, |
| 0:53.6 | and you could lose a lot of weight. |
| 0:55.4 | Number two, abdominal pain. The pain is more of a dull, persistent pain that sometimes can radiate |
| 1:01.2 | to the left shoulder. There can even be radiating pain from your belly button back into the spine |
| 1:08.3 | because of the tumor on the pancreas could put pressure on various nerves. |
| 1:11.7 | You're probably going to feel worse if you eat because you're going to have less space in there for |
| 1:16.7 | things to move around and more food is going to put pressure on the tumor and put pressure on that nerve. |
| 1:21.0 | Number three is jaundice. So the whites of the eyes become yellow. Your urine becomes like a darker, rusty color. We're having a |
| 1:29.5 | problem with bile, backing up into the blood, causing jaundice. And on top of that, you're not going to have |
| 1:34.1 | enough bile, so you're not going to be able to digest fat. We have this bile duck that's also joined |
| 1:39.2 | with the pancreatic duck at a certain point. And if there's sludge in that area, it can back up and cause |
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