It’s pancreatic cancer month. Listen to Dr. Clark and Verne Hill on WBFJ 89.3 discuss pancreatic cancer diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Recorded on November 11, 2020.
Overall Amount of Cancer Matters for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (PNETs)
Dong and colleagues present a retrospective study evaluating risk factors associated with tumor recurrence for patients with non-functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. This study includes over 800 patients from the US Neuroendocrine Study Group. The results of their study indicate that
Alliance A021806: A phase III trial of perioperative versus adjuvant chemotherapy for resectable pancreatic cancer
Wake Forest Baptist Health will be joining the Alliance clinical trial A021806. This phase III that compares perioperative chemotherapy (given before and after surgery) versus adjuvant chemotherapy (given after surgery) for the treatment of pancreatic cancer that can be removed
FDA Warns Biotin May Interfere with Pancreatic Cancer Lab
The FDA has alerted the public that biotin can significantly interfere with laboratory tests and cause incorrect laboratory results including the pancreatic cancer marker CA 19-9. Biotin, also known as vitamin B7, is a water-soluble vitamin found in multi-vitamins, prenatal
How to Diagnose Pancreatic Cancer Early: Identify These 4 Symptoms
Pancreatic cancer is one of the scariest things you could be diagnosed with. However, identifying it early can seriously improve your odds of successful treatment! Chances are that you don’t know how to diagnose pancreatic cancer early. Whether you have