Experts hope the test will enable doctors to pick up early signs of the deadly disease, which can have vague or no symptoms.

“The problem with pancreatic cancer is that we often catch it too late,” said Jared Fischer, a scientist with OHSU Knight Cancer Institute’s Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center ...

Pancreatic cancer is a disease in which cancerous cells form in the tissues of the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer is pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Many other health problems can also ...

A new mRNA vaccine could prevent pancreatic cancer from returning — potentially for the long haul. In a small clinical trial, some patients who received the vaccine remained cancer-free for more ...

TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 (HeathDay News) -- Pancreatic cancer can be a silent killer -- the organ is located deep inside the body, making cancer harder to detect before it becomes life-threatening.

To find colon cancer early, there are colonoscopies. But there is no standard test to detect early cases of pancreatic cancer, before cancer cells have spread and when surgery is more likely to be ...

The American Cancer Society predicts that 66,440 people in 2024 will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and 51,750 people will die of pancreatic cancer by the end of the year. In Louisiana ...

Could MRI Spot 'Pre-Cancer' Lesions of the Pancreas? By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 (HeathDay News) -- Pancreatic cancer can be a silent killer -- the organ is ...