Finding cancer early, when it’s small and before it has spread, often allows for more treatment options. Some early cancers may have signs and symptoms that can be noticed, but that’s not always the case.
Can Pancreatic Cancer Be Found Early? Pancreatic cancer is hard to find early. The pancreas is deep inside the body, so early tumors can’t be seen or felt by health care providers during routine physical exams. People usually have no…
A risk factor is anything that increases your chance of getting a disease such as cancer. Different cancers have different risk factors. Some risk factors, like smoking, can be changed. Others, like a person’s age or family history, can’t be changed.
The most common type of pancreatic cancer, adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, starts when exocrine cells in the pancreas start to grow out of control…
Early pancreatic cancers often do not cause any signs or symptoms. By the time they do cause symptoms, they have often grown large or have already spread outside of the pancreas. Having one or more of the symptoms below does…
November is #PancreaticCancerAwareness month and we’ll be sharing information all month long on the symptoms and treatments of this deadly disease to keep you aware and educated. Our goal is to prevent late stage diagnosis which we feel is the best…
A vaccine undergoing testing at the Mayo Clinic has reportedly removed cancer cells in a breast cancer patient. Florida resident Lee Mercker became the first patient to participate in a clinical trial for a new vaccine after being diagnosed in March with early-stages…
If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with cancer, you might be worried about making ends meet during your treatments if you’re unable to work. If you’ll be out of work for at least 12 months due to…