Urine Yellow for Half a Year Mistaken for "Excess Heat" – Pancreatic Cancer Discovered After Transfer Between Hospitals

The most noteworthy point of this news is: If urine is persistently yellow for a long time, and it's actually a darkening of urine color accompanied by yellowing of the whites of the eyes or skin, it should not be dismissed as just "excess heat" (a concept in traditional medicine). Pancreatic cancer can sometimes obstruct the bile duct, preventing bile from being properly discharged, leading to jaundice. However, generally yellow urine might simply be due to insufficient water intake, B vitamins, or other reasons, and doesn't necessarily indicate cancer. Urine appears tea-colored or dark brown, not just light yellow or dark yellow. Yellowing of the whites of the eyes or skin could be jaundice. Stool color becomes very pale, for example, grayish-white. Unexplained weight loss, loss of appetite, or persistent upper abdominal pain, back pain. These symptoms don't necessarily point to pancreatic cancer and could be related to the liver, bile ducts, or gallstones. However, if symptoms like yellowing whites of the eyes or tea-colored urine appear, seek medical evaluation promptly. Furthermore, normal results from general blood tests cannot completely rule out pancreatic cancer; doctors may order liver and gallbladder function tests, abdominal ultrasounds, or further imaging examinations based on the symptoms.