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 ...

An easy-to-use web-based prognostic tool, MetroPancreas, may help predict the likelihood of futile pancreatectomy in patients with resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and improve patient ...

Many people who have their pancreas removed will develop diabetes and need insulin. You can live without a pancreas by making lifestyle changes like diet and medication. Pancreatectomy success rates ...

Researchers found that patients who had a single-stage total pancreatectomy faced more complications than patients that underwent a two-stage procedure. After undergoing a total pancreatectomy, where ...

New Hyde Park-based Northwell Health Cancer Institute is expanding its robotic pancreas surgery program. The institute has appointed Dr. Steven Mitchell Cohen as its director of robotic pancreas ...

Pancreatic cancer is considered the most lethal cancer in the human body. But new treatment advances are improving outcomes for patients, making long-term survival possible. Although there is a ...

More than 67,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year. There is no standard test to diagnose it, and symptoms can often be vague and overlooked.

More incidental pancreatic cysts are being found with modern imaging; physicians must weigh MRI surveillance against high risk surgery based on size, growth, and duct dilation.

Patna: In a major boost to advanced cancer care in Bihar, doctors at Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) ...