The overall risk of malignancy in pancreatic cysts may be as low as 0.5 to 1.5%, and the annual risk of progression is 0.5%. 7,15 Conversely, studies estimate that 15% of all pancreatic ...

Your pancreas is an organ that sits behind your stomach and helps with digestion by producing enzymes and hormones, including insulin. Sometimes your pancreas can develop cysts. There are many types ...

A small percentage of pancreatic tumors arise in the hormone-producing glands of the pancreas and give rise to a less aggressive type of cancer. Early detection of pancreatic cancer is difficult ...

This rare, but serious, digestive disorder usually requires several lab tests and a physical examination to be diagnosed accurately. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is a rare disorder where ...

Your pancreas sits behind your stomach. It produces enzymes and hormones that help you digest food and that regulate blood sugar. (Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Your pancreas is shaped like an ...

Extended neoadjuvant chemotherapy (CT) in borderline resectable pancreatic cancer (BRPC): Updated results. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not ...

Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. It can be either acute, producing temporary symptoms, or chronic, leading to long-term damage. Acute pancreatitis may lead to chronic pancreatitis in some ...

Pancreatic cancer is often difficult to detect in the early stages due to a lack of symptoms. However, a person may notice symptoms of pancreatic cancer in the later stages. These include nausea, back ...

Dr. Anju Goel, MD, MPH, is a public health consultant and physician with more than 10 years of experience in the California public health system. The pancreas is an organ that makes enzymes for ...