More than 67,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year. Learn more about the disease and how PanCAN can help.

Pancreatic cancer can cause back pain that spreads from the abdomen. It often affects the middle of the back and may feel like a dull ache. For some people, the pain may come and go. Pancreatic ...

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest of all cancers. Only 12% of men diagnosed with pancreatic cancer are alive five years after diagnosis; for women it is 14%. In pancreatic cancer, symptoms ...

The body of the pancreas was considered to have corrected echogenicity if it had less echogenicity than the retroperitoneal adipose in the region of a superior mesenteric artery (SMA), while the ...

Arteries are large blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the cells, tissues, and organs throughout the body. The subclavian artery is a major blood vessel located in the thorax ...

Coronary artery bypass surgery is a procedure to treat coronary heart disease. There are various types, including multiple bypass and minimally invasive. The medical name for coronary artery or ...

Celiac artery compression syndrome, also known as median arcuate ligament syndrome, is a condition where a muscular fibrous band of the diaphragm, the median arcuate ligament, compresses the celiac ...

jhmi.edu Objective Although pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is considered a rapidly progressive disease, mathematical models estimate that it takes many years for an initiating pancreatic cancer cell ...

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Calls for Urgently Needed Research and Funding for Effective Early Detection Strategy and New Treatments for Patients LOS ANGELES, Calif. – (January 16, 2025) – After ...