Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Q: What is Whipple disease and is it treated with a Whipple procedure? A: Whipple procedure (also known as a ...

DEAR DR ROACH: I’m a 79-year-old male in reasonably good shape. I am 6 feet, 2 inches tall, and weigh 210 pounds. During a colonoscopy, the doctor noticed that the head of my pancreas was way larger ...

LOS ANGELES — For 75-year-old Don Somerville, memories of the past can be spotted all around his house. Somerville has lived a long, full life; a soldier, a singer, a lawyer, and now a cancer survivor ...

MAJOR STEP IN CANCER TREATMENT. FOR THE FIRST TIME, DOCTORS WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE A MINIMALLY INVASIVE CANCER SURGERY WITH HELP FROM A ROBOTIC SURGICAL PLATFORM. JOINING US THIS MORNING TO TALK ABOUT ...

PHOENIX — 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 ...

Virginia Mason now offers the totally laparoscopic Whipple procedure as an advanced surgical option for removing tumors from the head of the pancreas. Adnan Alseidi, MD performed the first totally ...

ROCHESTER, Minnesota — 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 ...