It has been found out that there are approximately 30 million Americans who have been diagnosed with diabetes. The number of patients to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer is around 54,000 every...
Pancreatic cancer lies in the organ behind the lower part of the stomach. The cells in this disease multiply abnormally and uncontrollably hence forming a tumor. This type of cancer is treatable by...
Pancreatic cancer has no symptom in its early stages. The tumor remains the same no matter where it is placed in the pancreas. Symptoms vary, and because of this, the outcomes vary too. As pancreatic...
Statistics indicate that pancreatic cancer is the third deadliest cancer in the US after lung and colon cancer. In 2017, about 53,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer were reported in the US. Of those...
The symptoms of pancreatic cancer don't usually show when the disease is in its early stages, making it difficult to diagnose. In case the symptoms show, three early pointers reveal themselves, and...
Increased cancer prevalence and its impact in the world have not gone unnoticed for most people. Whether you have experienced it first hand or not, you may have developed a reason to support the cause...
Pancreatic cancer shows no early symptoms. Its symptoms vary according to where the tumor is located in the pancreas. When there’s suspicion of the disease, a CAT scan is used to identify the stage...
Pancreatic cancer ranks third in cancer-causing deaths in the United States. The lifetime risk of developing it is about 1 in 65 for women and 1 in 63 for men. Experts estimate that about 95% of the...
Author Bio
The Sandler-Kenner Foundation was started by Gregory A. Echt, M.D. and his wife, Susan T. Echt, after they lost two of their dear friends, Michael and Peter, to premature deaths from pancreatic cancer.