Pancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While rates of pancreatic cancer are increasing for both men and women, they’re climbing the fastest among young women, particularly those who are Black. “We can tell that the rate of pancreatic cancer among …
Learn MoreChronic Pancreatitis: Surgery Can Help, But Healthy Lifestyle Is Key
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many people who have surgery for chronic pancreatitis continue to have health struggles in the years afterward — with some dying at a young age, a new study finds.The study, done at one U.S. medical center, i…
Learn MoreAdults Lack Knowledge About Signs of Pancreatic Cancer
TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most adults (83 percent) are unaware of the signs or symptoms of pancreatic cancer, according to the results of a survey released by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN).PanCAN sponsored the survey t…
Learn MoreDon’t Know the Signs of Pancreatic Cancer? You’re Not Alone
SATURDAY, Nov. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While pancreatic cancer is particularly deadly because there is no early detection test and only limited treatments, there are symptoms that can signal the disease, a leading pancreatic cancer nonprofit says…
Learn MoreSiguen bajando las tasas de mortalidad por cáncer en EE. UU.
JUEVES, 27 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las estadísticas más recientes del Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NCI) de EE. UU. muestran un declive continuo en el número de estadounidenses que mueren de cáncer, aunque ha habido poco cambio en el n…
Learn MoreU.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The latest statistics from the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) show a continuing decline in the number of Americans who die from cancer, although there’s been little change in the number of new cancer c…
Learn MoreUna nueva prueba de quistes pancreáticos podría mejorar la detección del cáncer
LUNES, 10 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Con frecuencia, el cáncer de páncreas resulta letal, pero una prueba molecular que puede distinguir de forma precisa entre los quistes benignos y los que podrían volverse cancerosos podría ser clave par…
Learn MoreNew Test of Pancreatic Cysts Might Boost Cancer Detection
MONDAY, Oct. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — 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 technology — calle…
Learn MoreAI Tool Can Identify Pancreatic Cancer on CT Scans
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A deep learning (DL)-based tool may help detect pancreatic cancer on computed tomography (CT) scans, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in Radiology.Po-Ting Chen, M.D., from the National Taiwan…
Learn MoreFDG-PET May Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with borderline resectable/locally advanced (BR/LA) pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), preoperative fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) may predict pathologic respon…
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