Increase seen across age groups, while incidence of colorectal adenocarcinoma increased most in those aged 15 to 34 years.

The pancreas is an organ located deep within the back recesses of the abdomen, lodged somewhere between the stomach in front and the spine behind. The spine itself is surrounded by bulky muscles ...

Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have discovered a previously unknown type of connective tissue cells that surround ...

Arvind Trindade, MD, discusses the background of a study investigating rates of pancreatic and colon cancer among younger patients.

This may be one of the reasons behind the high aggressiveness of pancreatic cancer, which has a five-year survival rate of only 10%. The study's findings open the door to new therapeutic ...

City of Hope researchers demonstrate proof of concept for a novel targeted therapy for pancreatic cancer, exploiting transcription-replication conflicts to combat treatment resistance.

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 ...

Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have discovered a way to target proteins in human cells that lead to pancreatic tumors, findings that show promise toward early treatment and possible ...

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 ...

In 1974, they proved that hypothesis. Five years later, Sutherland conducted the world’s first living-donor partial pancreas transplant. “He persisted until it became a standard for treatment ...