Your pancreas is shaped like a comma and located deep in your belly, between your spine and your stomach. The head of your comma-shaped pancreas is on the right side of your belly, tucked into ...

From 1993 to 2008, 195 patients underwent pancreatic head resections (PD) due to ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas at our institution. The patients were observed from 1993 to 2011. The patient ...

Learn about pancreatic cancer, its symptoms, diagnosis methods, and treatment options. Early detection and awareness improve ...

Supplements can boost absorption and prevent malnutrition. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) occurs when the pancreas doesn’t make or release enough of the enzymes needed to break down ...

People with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) have higher rates of cancer, heart disease, and malnutrition, which can affect life expectancy. Studies show having complications of EPI ...

The wide range and vague nature of its symptoms mean it is very hard to pinpoint pancreatic cancer as the source of the problems. Dr Chris Macdonald, head of research at Pancreatic Cancer UK, says: ...

Paola Marella did not die from breast cancer; she had defeated it once and was careful to prevent recurrences, which are ...

Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts. People who have lost a relative to pancreatic cancer can check their risk of getting the disease with a new first-of-its-kind tool. Because pancreatic ...

Published in the journal Gastroenterology, the work was led by Dr. Meritxell Rovira, head of the Pancreatic Regeneration group at IDIBELL, researcher at the Department of Physiological Sciences of ...

Monash University researchers have discovered how the hormone peptide glucagon could better treat conditions such as obesity ...

Longtime “Days of our Lives” star Drake Hogestyn died following a battle with pancreatic cancer on Saturday — just one day ...

Is federal housing assistance associated with earlier-stage cancer diagnosis? Evidence from the new SEER-Medicare and US Department of Housing and Urban Development data linkage. This is an ASCO ...