Pancreatic Cancer

Cancer awareness to prevent in time — Introduction Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in men and women combined. It’s also the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. The majority (about 85 per cent) of people with pancreatic cancer are diagnosed at Stage IV when they have already spread their…

health awareness — The pancreas is an organ located near the stomach that helps with the digestion of food. The pancreas is responsible for producing insulin, a hormone that helps control blood sugar levels. Pancreatitis is a condition that can occur when the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin. …

Why Hope Is The Key To Fighting Pancreatic Cancer — Johns Hopkins gastrointestinal oncologist Dr. Michael Pishvaian (@mpishvaian) joins us with special guest host Carolyn Miles to examine advances in pancreatic cancer diagnosis and treatment. They discuss why hope is the key to fighting pancreatic cancer, and this interview gives tips on how and where to find it. Carolyn is…

A follow up post explaining what happened after my blood was drawn for the Galleri Cancer test that screens for 50+ cancers As I wrote in a previous post, I sought the Galleri test for cancer detection because both my father and my sister died of pancreatic cancer in their…

Pancreatic Cancer’s Lack of Symptoms — Pancreatic Cancer Statistics Pancreatic cancer has few symptoms in the early stages, so it often is not diagnosed in time for a successful treatment plan. The five year survival rate is only 9%. It is the 12th most common cancer worldwide, with 495,000 cases in 2020. The countries with the highest number of…