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
Make the Call — how to reduce readmission after liver and pancreas surgery
In the most recent edition of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (Volume 231, Issue 2), Drs. Lovasik and Sarmiento discuss their approach to helping patients recovery after major liver and pancreas surgery. Making a phone call to
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
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
Foods to Eat for a Healthy Pancreas
“You are what you eat.” Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin wrote words to these effect in 1826. Today, they hold just as much, if not more meaning than ever before. Despite access to better health care than ever before and despite the