Antiparasitic drugs such as fenbendazole have caught the attention of researchers studying pancreatic cancer. Here's what early research shows.

Transabdominal ultrasound shows potential as an alternative and cost-effective method for monitoring selected patients with cystic pancreatic lesions.

If someone with pancreatic cancer also has jaundice, their urine may become darker in color. This may start gradually, with urine becoming only slightly darker than its typical color.

PURPOSEGEMPAX was an open-label, randomized phase III clinical trial designed to assess the efficacy and tolerability of gemcitabine plus paclitaxel versus gemcitabine alone as second-line treatment ...

Pancreatic cancer is a disease in which malignant cells originate in the pancreatic tissue. Cancer of the exocrine component of the pancreas (adenocarcinomas) represents the majority of pancreatic ...

The pancreas plays a role in diabetes because it produces insulin and helps regulate blood sugar levels. We look into the links between diabetes and the pancreas.

Portosystemic shunts, also known as portosystemic collaterals, are abnormal communications between the portal system and the systemic circulation, and such shunts can be congenital or acquired (7, 8).

The European Commission has approved AstraZeneca and MSD’s Lynparza (olaparib) in pancreatic cancer patients with a certain mutation.

Portacaval shunts (PCS) may be either non-selective or selective. Non-selective PCS refer to diversion of portal blood flow into the systemic circulation thereby reducing liver blood flow. Selective ...

A programme to evaluate a blood test for early signs of pancreatic cancer has started to recruit volunteers. The Safe-D study, based in Southampton, Hampshire, is signing up patients with type 2 ...

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

Purpose Adjuvant chemotherapy improves patient survival rates after resection for pancreatic adenocarcinoma, but the optimal duration and time to initiate chemotherapy is unknown. Patients and Methods ...