The Whipple procedure is most often used to treat pancreatic cancer. Surgeons may also use this procedure to treat some benign pancreatic tumors, especially if the tumor is causing symptoms or is at ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (KDKA) - Mike Richter has had three bouts with cancer: lymphoma, prostate and the most recent one -- pancreatic. The doctors found it on CT scans while following his other cancers. "I ...

FOX CHASE (WPVI) -- The pancreas is one of the hardest-working organs in our body. It's a power-house for fueling your body, keeping your blood sugar in balance, but also helping in digesting food.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pancreatic cystic lesions are being diagnosed with increasing frequency in asymptomatic patients or incidentally ...

A new algorithm has been developed that can reliably distinguish benign from potentially malignant pancreatic cysts, sparing patients whose cysts would never develop into cancer from highly invasive ...

Research from doctors at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds a new "virtual biopsy" allows them to definitively diagnose cysts in the pancreas with unprecedented accuracy. This means ...

GNAS mutations at locus 201 were found in 66% of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms. Investigators claim mutations in a gene known as GNAS can help distinguish between nonmalignant pancreatic ...

Researchers have outlined the comprehensive immune landscape and microbiome of pancreatic cysts as they progress from benign cysts to pancreatic cancer. The findings could reveal the mechanism of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An electronic, odor-based tool accurately distinguished pancreatic and ovarian cancer specimens from benign ...

Pauly Shore is on the mend after undergoing surgery to remove a benign tumor in his pancreas. The comedian, 57, took to Instagram on Wednesday, August 27, with a health update from his hospital bed at ...

A new PET scan reliably detects benign tumors in the pancreas, according to research led by Radboud university medical center. Current scans often fail to detect these insulinomas, even though they ...