A US analysis found that nearly one quarter of pancreatic cancer surgeries were done at low-volume centers, with double the mortality rates of high-volume centers. Black, Hispanic, and low-income ...

New technologies are improving pancreatic cancer treatment, offering hope to patients facing one of the least survivable forms of cancer. The Whipple procedure, a complex surgery for localized ...

Pancreatic cancer begins in the pancreas, which is located behind the stomach. It is often difficult to detect early because symptoms typically appear only after the cancer has spread. As a result, it ...

You can live without a pancreas, but it requires ongoing treatment. Islet autotransplantation is a procedure that can help with insulin production after pancreas removal. An artificial pancreas helps ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have demonstrated that a highly sensitive blood test can detect traces of pancreatic cancer ...

New Hyde Park-based Northwell Health Cancer Institute is expanding its robotic pancreas surgery program. The institute has appointed Dr. Steven Mitchell Cohen as its director of robotic pancreas ...

Phelps Hospital has performed Westchester County’s first robotic Whipple procedure, with a Bedford-area volunteer firefighter ...

Researchers describe a new technique for the minimally invasive removal of benign tumors located in the challenging posterior head of the pancreas (right side of abdomen, nestled in the curve of the ...

Katherine A. Morgan, MD, recognized internationally for her expertise in pancreatic surgery, is joining NYU Langone Health as a professor in the Department of Surgery and as section chief of pancreas ...