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    Pancreatic cancer arises when cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a mass. These cancerous...
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    Pancreas (redirect from Pancreatic)
    blood sugar, the pancreas is also a key organ in diabetes mellitus. Pancreatic cancer can arise following chronic pancreatitis or due to other reasons,...
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    cell carcinoma". PanNETs are quite distinct from the usual form of pancreatic cancer, the majority of which are adenocarcinomas, which arises in the exocrine...
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    tumors" or "pancreatic endocrine tumors". originate within the pancreas. PanNETs are quite distinct from the usual form of pancreatic cancer, adenocarcinoma...
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    pancreatitis can lead to diabetes or pancreatic cancer. Unexplained weight loss may occur from a lack of pancreatic enzymes hindering digestion.[citation...
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  • mellitus, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, cystic fibrosis, pseudocysts, cysts, congenital malformations, tumors including pancreatic cancer, and hemosuccus...
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    2011). "Pancreatic cancer". Lancet. 378 (9791): 607–620. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62307-0. PMC 3062508. PMID 21620466. "Tests for Pancreatic Cancer". www...
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    certain pancreatic problems. These pancreatic problems may be due to cystic fibrosis, surgical removal of the pancreas, long term pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer...
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    mutations are found at high rates in leukemias, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer and lung cancer. The impact of KRAS mutations is heavily dependent on...
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    Patrick Swayze (category Deaths from pancreatic cancer in California)
    posthumously awarded the Rolex Dance Award in 2012. In 2009, Swayze died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 57. Patrick Wayne Swayze was born on August 18, 1952...
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  • alphabetical list of notable people who have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Boldfaced names were alive in September 2023. Shirley Abrahamson...
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    pancreatitis. Chronic pancreatitis is a risk factor for the development of pancreatic cancer. Upper abdominal pain: Upper abdominal pain which increases after...
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    for pancreatic cancer. Our data suggest, however, that heavy alcohol drinking may be related to pancreatic cancer risk." "Relative risks of pancreatic cancer...
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    research funds for pancreatic cancer". CNN. February 17, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2011. "Patrick Swayze Battling Pancreatic Cancer". Baltimore Sun. March...
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  • care, however the optimal regimen is unclear. Pancreatic cancer is the fifth most-common cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and the seventh...
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    Pancreaticoduodenectomy (category Pancreatic cancer)
    malignant tumors of the pancreas. However, the majority of patients with pancreatic cancer present with metastatic or locally advanced un-resectable disease;...
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    A pancreatic tumor is an abnormal growth in the pancreas. In adults, almost 90% are pancreatic cancer and a few are benign. Pancreatic tumors are rare...
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    others, is a medication used to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and pancreatic cancer. Specifically it is used for NSCLC with mutations in the...
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  • The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) is a United States-based 501(c)(3) charity that funds research, provides patient/caregiver support, conducts...
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  • a pancreatic cyst, about 23 percent were mucinous cystic neoplasms. These lesions are benign, though there is a high rate of progression to cancer. As...
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    The pancreatic duct or duct of Wirsung (also, the major pancreatic duct due to the existence of an accessory pancreatic duct) is a duct joining the pancreas...
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    common cancer types, including bladder cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, kidney cancer, leukemia, liver cancer, lung cancer, lymphoma, pancreatic cancer...
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  • Benfica, England national team), pancreatic cancer. Sid Eudy, 63, American professional wrestler (WWF, WCW), cancer. Reza Ghotbi, 86, Iranian engineer...
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  • pancreatic cancer has one of the worst survival rates of all cancers. Small cell lung cancer has a five-year survival rate of 4% according to Cancer Centers...
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    remaining bile duct and stomach. Pancreatic cancer "Periampullary cancer". Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. Retrieved 31 August 2013...
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    Jack Andraka (category American cancer researchers)
    Engineering Fair with a method to possibly detect the early stages of pancreatic and other cancers. In 2018, as a junior majoring in anthropology and in electrical...
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  • Marianne Bachmeier (category Deaths from pancreatic cancer in Germany)
    Bachmeier moved abroad but returned to Germany after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She died at the age of 46 and was buried next to her seven-year-old...
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  • Nicholas Gonzalez (physician) (category Alternative cancer treatment advocates)
    alternative cancer treatment. Gonzalez's treatments are based on the belief that pancreatic enzymes are the body's main defense against cancer and can be...
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  • funder of pancreatic cancer research in the world. Based in Woodbury, Nassau County, New York, the Foundation's mission is to cure pancreatic cancer by funding...
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    cancer, pancreatic cancer, ureter/renal pelvis cancer, biliary tract cancer, brain cancer, and sebaceous neoplasms. Increased risk of prostate cancer...
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