The pancreas is an organ behind the stomach and near the spleen. It performs both exocrine and endocrine functions. The exocrine cells release digestive enzymes to assist with breaking down food. The ...
A new risk score can help predict which pancreatic cancer survivors are more likely to suffer a recurrence of their cancer, ...
Surgery alone offered improved survival and a potential cure for select pancreatic cancer patients. Clear surgical margins and negative lymph node status were essential to better survival. The ...
UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital became the first in South Texas to use an emerging and ...
A rise in the disease in younger people was not followed by an increase in deaths, a study found, and might be a sign of overdiagnosis. By Gina Kolata One of the first warnings came in a paper ...
Pancreatic cysts are fluid-filled sacs that can form in the pancreas. Some remain benign, while others have the potential to develop into pancreatic cancer. A recent study, which followed 257 patients ...
Stage 2 pancreatic cancer includes stages 2A and 2B. Stage 2A is when the cancer tumor has grown to over 4 centimeters (cm). Stage 2B is when it has spread from the pancreas to up to three nearby ...
Pancreatic cancer is cancer that starts in the pancreas, which is an organ that sits behind the stomach and assists with digestion and blood sugar regulation. Pancreatic cancer develops in stages, ...
A personalized mRNA vaccine for pancreatic cancer has shown early promise in a small phase 1 trial of 16 people. A mRNA-based cancer vaccine has shown impressive results in a small trial in patients ...
A new mRNA vaccine could prevent pancreatic cancer from returning — potentially for the long haul. In a small clinical trial, some patients who received the vaccine remained cancer-free for more than ...
When a routine scan led to Barbara Brigham's pancreatic cancer diagnosis in 2020, all she could think about was how she wanted more time. Her husband had just passed away. She loved her local library ...