The patient is a 46-year-old man with a complicated history of biliary tract, pancreatic, and salivary gland disease. Prior to the onset of this illness the patient was healthy. He had no excessive ...

Back pain is usually harmless, but experts warn it can sometimes signal serious conditions like pancreatic cancer. Surgeons ...

Mild dilatation of the main pancreatic duct, even without an obvious mass, is a risk factor for pancreatic cancer in ...

The pancreas is a gland that produces digestive juices and hormones. Pancreatic cancer is when abnormal cells in the pancreas start to divide and grow in an uncontrolled way and forms a growth (tumour ...

Infiltrating ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas (pancreatic cancer) is one of the most lethal of all of the solid malignancies. 1 Last year 33,730 Americans were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, ...

NYU Langone Medical Center researchers have discovered the novel protective role dendritic cells play in the pancreas. The new study, published in the November issue of journal Gastroenterology, shows ...

Pancreatitis refers to inflammation of the pancreas, an organ located in the back of the upper abdomen, behind the stomach, that secretes hormones and digestive juices. The condition can occur as a ...

The pancreas is a large gland located behind the stomach. It secretes insulin, necessary for blood sugar control, directly into the blood stream. It also secretes digestive juices necessary for ...

It kills about half a million people every year. Pancreatic cancer can often be halted, but it's rarely detected in time. The largest gland in the human body produces enzymes and hormones that are ...

In our prior investigation of undifferentiated pancreatic adenocarcinomas, those with E-cadherin loss had a poorer prognosis. 20 In the current study, we sought to determine the role of E-cadherin ...

The Duluth skyline was a touch more colorful Thursday night than usual. Enger tower was glowing a beautiful purple hue in honor of November 21st being World Pancreatic Cancer Day. With a survival rate ...

Lviv Clinical Emergency Hospital performed pancreatic gland transplantation for the first time in Ukraine, Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovy wrote on his Facebook page. "For the first time in Ukraine, the ...