Pancreatic cancer is on the rise in the United States, but there's another, less common type called pancreatic neuroendocrine ...

Understanding pancreatic cancer symptoms can help individuals seek medical attention sooner, potentially improving outcomes.

The pancreatic duct carries digestive enzymes from the pancreas. The common bile duct carries bile or other substances from the liver and the gallbladder. A stuck gallstone can cause a backup of ...

causing the ducts outside the pancreas to become blocked or parts of the pancreas to become damaged or infected. The two main types of pancreatic cancer are: Adenocarcinoma: Cancer of the exocrine ...

The pancreas is quite high up in the tummy (abdomen). It lies across your body where the ribs meet at the bottom of the breastbone, just behind your stomach. It is about 6 inches long (15 centimetres) ...

Irene Wells didn't ask just how bad her pancreatic cancer was — she just wanted aggressive treatment so she could do "a ...

Background and Aim: Intraductal papillary mucinous tumor (IPMT) of the pancreas can be divided into three clinically distinct subtypes: main duct type, branch duct type and mixed type. Although it ...

In severe cases, surgery may be required to remove damaged tissue, drain fluid, or correct blocked ducts. Acute pancreatitis (AP) is inflammation of the pancreas. It occurs suddenly and causes ...

Researchers have developed an inexpensive blood test that they say can detect pancreatic cancer — even in its early stages.

Toni Bravo thought she was having an anxiety attack a couple weeks before finals at the University of Notre Dame last year. She went to the emergency room and was diagnosed that same day with ...

The most common pathology affecting the pancreas is excess intra-pancreatic fat deposition (IPFD), often called fatty pancreas disease (FPD) — a disorder experienced by roughly one fifth of the ...