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Pancreatic Cancer
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Latest News
- Latest News
- Little Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Sufferers (06/08/2005, New York Times Syndicate)
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Pancreatic Cancer (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - What You Need to Know about Cancer of the Pancreas (National Cancer Institute)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Pancreatic Cancer (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Pancreatic Cancer: Frequently Asked Questions (National Pancreas Foundation)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- CA 19-9 (Cancer Antigen 19-9) (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Can Pancreatic Cancer Be Found Early? (American Cancer Society)
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF
- How Is Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society)
- How Is Pancreatic Cancer Staged? (American Cancer Society)
Treatment
- Treatment
- Pancreatic Cancer: What Happens after Treatment? (American Cancer Society)
- Surgery (American Cancer Society)
- Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer by Stage (American Cancer Society)
- Whipple Procedure (Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Pathology)
Health Check Tools
- Health Check Tools
- Pancreatic Cancer Risk Questionnaire (Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention)
Also available in: Spanish
Alternative Therapy
- Alternative Therapy
- Questions and Answers about the Gonzalez Protocol Trial (National Cancer Institute)
Disease Management
- Disease Management
- How Is Pain Managed? (Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Pathology)
- Palliative and Supportive Care (American Cancer Society)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Islet Cell Carcinoma (Endocrine Pancreas) (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Where Can Pancreatic Cancer Spread? (Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Pathology)
- Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Questions and Answers about Cigar Smoking and Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- Ten Questions to Ask Your GI Endoscopist (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
- What Questions Should I Ask My Doctor? (Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Pathology)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Carcinoma, Islet Cell (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Pancreatic Neoplasms (National Institutes of Health)
Genetics
- Genetics
- Genes and Disease: Pancreatic Cancer (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
- Is Pancreatic Cancer Hereditary? (Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Pathology)
- What Causes Pancreatic Cancer? (Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Pathology)
Research
- Research
- Detecting Pancreatic Cancer and Its Spread (American College of Physicians)
- No Aspirin Link to Pancreatic Cancer (American Cancer Society)
- Obesity Linked to Pancreatic Cancer (American Cancer Society)
- What's New in Pancreatic Cancer Research and Treatment? (American Cancer Society)
Anatomy/Physiology
- Anatomy/Physiology
- What Is the Pancreas? (Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Pathology)
Directories
- Directories
- Find a Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Doctor (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
- National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers Program (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish
Organizations
- Organizations
- American Cancer Society
- National Cancer Institute
- National Pancreas Foundation
- Pancreatica (Lorenzen Cancer Foundation)
Statistics
- Statistics
- What Are the Key Statistics about Pancreatic Cancer? (American Cancer Society)