Therefore, imaging plays a crucial role in the management of this disease. Many modalities are available to image the pancreas. They include non-invasive techniques, like ultrasound, contrast ...

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MRIs (magnetic resonance imaging). They use powerful magnets ... waves that can create an image of your organs, like the pancreas and lymph nodes. Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy.

Pancreatic cancer starts in your pancreas, an organ that makes digestive juices and hormones, including insulin. There are two main types of pancreatic cancers—those that start in the exocrine gland ...

More than 67,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year. Learn more about the disease and how PanCAN can help.

Pancreatic cancer is a disease in which malignant cells originate in the pancreatic tissue. Cancer of the exocrine component of the pancreas (adenocarcinomas) represents the majority of pancreatic ...

Dr. Flavio Rocha is part of a team of OHSU surgeons who are making surgery an option for more pancreatic cancer patients than ever. Pancreatic cancer starts when cells grow out of control in the ...

These innovations include specialized blood tests that can detect specific tumor markers and high-resolution imaging methods that provide detailed views of the pancreas. Recent developments in ...

Poor appetite is a common nutritional challenge for patients with pancreatic cancer. Sometimes surgery, prescription drugs or the cancer itself can change the way food tastes or cause the patient’s ...

Pancreatic cancer often grows and spreads silently before it's discovered. For this reason, most cases of pancreatic cancer are difficult to treat. The uncomfortable fact is that anyone can get ...

Pancreatic cancer exploits nerve connections to promote its growth. Blocking these nerve functions in mice inhibited tumor growth and enhanced the effectiveness of chemotherapies and immunotherapies.

Unlike what’s available for other diseases, doctors don’t have anything that can easily reveal early cases of pancreatic cancer. They’re mostly limited to biopsies and imaging tests.