Q: What is Whipple disease and is it treated with a Whipple procedure? A: Whipple procedure (also known as a pancreaticoduodenectomy) is named for Allen Whipple, a surgeon who in the mid-1930’s ...

This History Maker article was written by the coauthors in collaboration with Dr. John Cameron and is based on several detailed discussions with Dr. Cameron. The paper focuses on Dr Cameron's ...

When Dan Garrity of Pace was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he considered traveling out of state to undergo surgery. Pancreatic cancer represents only 2 percent of all cancers, so having to travel ...

In this Endo-Sketch, a Healio video series on clinical conditions named after famous colleagues, Klaus Mergener, MD, of the University of Washington School of Medicine, discusses the origin of the ...

Pancreatic cancer is mostly pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, with late-stage detection due to non-specific symptoms like jaundice and abdominal pain. Diagnosis involves imaging tests, biopsies, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most challenging cancers to fight. But improvements in a long-standing procedure are helping doctors chip away at it. David Young's wife first noticed something ...

At 75 years old, most people expect to be enjoying retirement, not preparing for a major cancer surgery. But for one patient at The Medical City (TMC), a diagnosis of early-stage ampullary cancer came ...