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 ...

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 ...

A laboratory test that uses molecular and clinical markers, as well as machine learning, may help improve the management of pancreatic cysts and reduce unnecessary surgeries, according to data ...

Pancreatic cysts are fluid-filled sacs that can form in the pancreas. Some remain benign, while others have the potential to develop into pancreatic cancer. A recent study, which followed 257 patients ...

Russell Langan, MD, chief of Surgical Oncology and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery at Saint Barnabas Medical Center discusses the workflow of a cloud-based data management platform for patients with ...

Pancreatic cancer kills more than 45,000 people in the U.S. each year, mostly due to the fact that it is detected too late for surgery to remove and halt the spread of the cancer. Cysts in the ...

A research team at Duke Health has identified a set of biomarkers that could help to distinguish whether cysts on the pancreas are likely to develop into cancer or remain benign. The team carried out ...

Pancreatic cancer is often fatal, but a molecular test that can accurately distinguish benign cysts from those that could become cancerous may be a key to saving lives. Researchers tested the ...

CompCyst, a new test, distinguishes pancreatic cysts that are destined to become cancer and need to be surgically removed from cysts that can be left alone without causing harm. The researchers ...

Although people often speak of “cancer” as if it is one disease, it is in fact a whole spectrum of diseases, which vary considerably not only in terms of which tissue they affect, but also in terms of ...