Pancreatic Cancer

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Teamwork and a new nickname inspire patient through pancreatic cancer treatment

After a pancreatic cancer diagnosis and multiple cardiac arrests during treatment, "Tiger" Dick Whetstone finds help and hope at Mayo Clinic.

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Beyond weight loss: Bariatric surgery may reduce cancer risk

Dr. Maria Linnaus discusses the link between obesity and cancer risk and how bariatric surgery may reduce that risk.

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Researchers make unexpected discovery in how pancreatic cancer spreads

They identified a cell-signaling protein that drives pancreatic cancer cell growth that could be a potential therapeutic target.

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Mayo Clinic’s AI innovation inspires hope in early detection of pancreatic cancer

Researchers built a highly accurate artificial intelligence model for fully automated cancer detection, including small and otherwise difficult-to-detect tumors.

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Looking back on pancreatic cancer, 5 years later

Rita Krueger shares the lessons she has learned from her experience with pancreatic cancer diagnosis, treatment and survivorship.

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Staging pancreatic cancer early with minimally invasive surgery shows positive results in patient prognosis, Mayo Clinic study finds

Performing a minor surgical procedure on patients newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer helps to identify cancer spread early and determine the stage of cancer.

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Predicting pancreatic cancer outcomes prior to surgery

Researchers demonstrated a way to predict survival outcomes for people with borderline resectable or locally advanced pancreatic cancer.

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‘My life is in the right hands.’ Surgery gives California woman hope after cancer diagnosis

Vishakha Majithia's story of pancreatic cancer treatment at Mayo Clinic and surviving to hold her first grandchild.

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Dear Mayo Clinic: Pancreatic cancer risk, symptoms and treatment

Dr. Mark Truty explains the risk factors and symptoms of pancreatic cancer and how it is diagnosed and treated.

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Artificial intelligence may help identify more colon polyps, detect pancreatic cancer early

Mayo Clinic researchers are using AI to develop ways to find more colon polyps and detect pancreatic cancer at an earlier stage.