Obesity increases the body's need for insulin, forcing cells in the pancreas known as beta cells to ramp up insulin ...

A new preclinical study in mice shows that precancerous cells in the pancreas can be eliminated before they have the chance to become tumors. Using an experimental therapy to target microscopic ...

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Piedmont Oncology announced a significant philanthropic gift to support its Early Detection Pancreatic Cancer Clinic (EDC) and to establish an endowed medical director position for the clinic. This ...

Mom’s cancer is back and “her refusal to face what is likely to be the end of her life” is stressing the letter writer out.

When I have broached conversations about having help or ideas that may make her life a little easier, it usually ends with me acquiescing to what she wants but both of us are feeling ...

You can’t argue your mother into accepting the truth or having an easier life. So, it makes sense for you to avoid situations where you’ll be drawn into debate. This also frees you up, emotionally, to ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and an ideal time to focus on the third most common cancer in the U.S. Many people know the importance of ...

"She still drives, although the doctors have recommended that she doesn’t drive. She has always been socially active and fiercely independent." ...