Do I Have Pancreatic Cancer Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. How has a new indigestion-like problem behaved?
I have not developed new or unexplained indigestion.
It is persistent or worsening and occurs with repeated pain, vomiting, jaundice, or clear weight loss.
It has happened occasionally and responds as expected to my usual measures.
It keeps returning, lasts longer than expected, or no longer responds to measures that previously helped.
2. How has your energy affected ordinary daily activities?
I have had some tired days but can still complete my usual activities.
I have sudden profound weakness, fainting, confusion, or difficulty staying awake.
My energy is typical for me.
Unexplained fatigue has persisted and is reducing what I can normally do.
3. How have your bowel movements changed in texture or behavior?
They have repeatedly been greasy, oily, difficult to flush, or unusually foul-smelling.
One or two were somewhat different, then returned to my usual pattern.
There has been no unexplained change of this kind.
These changes are persistent and occur with clear weight loss, marked weakness, or dehydration.
4. Without trying to lose weight, what change have you noticed in your weight or how your clothes fit?
There has been no unexplained weight loss.
My weight has clearly continued to fall, my clothes are much looser, or the loss accompanies marked weakness or jaundice.
There may have been a small change, but it has been brief or within my usual fluctuation.
I have had noticeable, repeated weight loss without changing my eating or activity intentionally.
5. In normal lighting, what change have you noticed in the whites of your eyes or your skin?
I have not noticed yellow coloring.
I once noticed a slight possible tint, but it was brief and not clear in normal light.
Yellow coloring has appeared more than once or has become easier to see.
There is clear yellowing now, or a healthcare professional has confirmed jaundice.
6. What has happened to your appetite over the past few weeks?
It is generally unchanged.
It has been mildly reduced on a few occasions, then returned.
It has been persistently lower without a clear explanation, and I am eating less than usual.
I can barely eat or drink, or appetite loss accompanies rapid decline, dehydration, or severe weakness.
7. Which description best matches any recent change in your bowel-movement color?
They have repeatedly looked very pale, gray, or clay-colored.
I have not noticed an unusual loss of color.
One bowel movement looked somewhat lighter than usual, then color returned to normal.
Several bowel movements have been unusually light, although not clearly gray or clay-colored.
8. Which statement best describes any recent blood-sugar-related change?
I have no new diabetes diagnosis, unusual glucose readings, or unexplained thirst and urination.
I have noticed somewhat more thirst or urination, but it has been mild or brief.
I have a new diabetes diagnosis, unexpectedly worsening glucose control, or persistent increased thirst and urination.
A glucose problem is accompanied by confusion, fainting, vomiting, deep or difficult breathing, or another severe symptom.
9. After eating an ordinary-sized meal, which experience is closest to yours?
I repeatedly become uncomfortably full very quickly or develop persistent upper-abdominal pressure.
Meals feel normal for me.
A small number of meals caused mild fullness or bloating that soon settled.
Even small amounts cause severe pressure or pain, repeated vomiting, or an inability to eat or drink enough.
10. Looking at all your recent changes together, how are they developing?
I do not have a new unexplained pattern of symptoms.
One mild change appeared recently but is stable or improving.
One or more unexplained changes have persisted, recurred, or gradually worsened.
Several changes are progressing quickly, include clear jaundice, or are interfering with eating, drinking, alertness, breathing, or basic activity.
11. Even when you have been drinking your usual amount, how has your urine looked recently?
It has sometimes been a little darker for a short period, such as first thing in the morning.
It has remained very dark, brown, or cola-colored across the day without an obvious explanation.
Its color has stayed typical for me.
It has repeatedly been noticeably darker than usual despite normal hydration.
12. Have you experienced itching without a clear rash or familiar skin-related cause?
I have had occasional localized itching that settles quickly.
No new or unexplained itching.
The itching is widespread or intense and occurs with yellowing, very dark urine, or pale stools.
Unexplained itching has been recurring or affecting sleep.
13. Which pattern best describes pain in your upper abdomen or pain that seems to travel toward your back?
I have no such pain.
The pain is severe, rapidly worsening, or accompanied by faintness, sweating, or marked illness.
I have had a brief, mild episode that settled and has not returned.
The pain has recurred, persisted, or regularly spread toward my back.
14. Which statement best describes fever or chills alongside possible yellowing?
I have had mild, brief chills without measured fever or visible yellowing.
I currently have, or recently had, fever or shaking chills together with clear yellowing.
I have had a measured fever or recurring chills, but no visible yellowing.
I have had neither fever or chills nor possible yellowing.
15. Over the past few weeks, what has happened with nausea or vomiting?
I have had occasional mild nausea with a familiar explanation, and it passed.
I have not had a new problem with nausea or vomiting.
Nausea or vomiting has recurred or made eating and drinking difficult.
I cannot keep fluids down, have vomited blood or dark material, or feel faint or confused.