Pancreatic cancer, also referred to as exocrine cancer, occurs when malignant (cancerous) cells develop on the pancreas, the organ responsible for producing hormones and enzymes that aid digestion and metabolism. Because pancreatic cancer develops quickly and has relatively few symptoms in its early stages, by the time doctors detect, it is usually in advanced stages. As a result, pancreatic... Read more >
Just as cancer can affect nearly any part of the body, so too can it affect any part of the pancreas. However, in about 95 percent of all pancreatic cancer cases, patients suffer from adenocarcinomas, tumors that grow in the enzyme-producing duct cells of the pancreas. Because this type of tumor affects the pancreas’ secretion ducts, adenocarcinoma, as well as pancreatic cancer itself, is also... Read more >
As with any cancer, treatment for pancreatic cancer revolves around the location and size of the tumor, as well as the patient’s overall health. Similarly, the types of treatment a patient can receive will also depend on whether or not the cancer has metastasized (spread) to any other part of the body. Pancreatic cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths for two... Read more >
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Benign pancreatic cysts, also known as adenomas, are abnormal tissue growths. Unlike malignant growths, pancreatic cysts do not invade surrounding tissue, nor do they metastasize and spread to other organs. Although a small percentage of benign growths eventually become malignant, most are harmless, and do not require treatment unless symptoms develop. Benign pancreatic neoplasms are very rare diseases... Read more >
The majority of malignant pancreatic tumors originate in the epithelial tissue—the membrane of cells lining the ducts and tubes of the pancreas. Approximately 95 percent of pancreas cancers develop in this tissue. Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinomas are by far the most common type of pancreas cancer. Adenocarcinomas begin in the glandular ducts that manufacture pancreatic digestive juices, and are considered... Read more >
A neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas develops in the islet cells, which are responsible for the production of hormones. Endocrine cancers occur much less frequently than adenocarcinomas: on average only one out every 100,000 people will develop a neuroendocrine tumor. In the United States, 2,500 people a year are diagnosed with some form of neuroendocrine tumor. A neuroendocrine tumor is usually less... Read more >
The pancreas is a gland located behind your stomach that's considered to be part of your digestive system. It secretes pancreatic juices into the small intestine that help digestion. The pancreas also produces hormones and other substances. One such hormone is insulin, which helps to regulate the amount of sugar in your blood. Pancreatic cancer occurs when malignant cells grow on the pancreas. What Causes... Read more >
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