Organs often have fluid-filled spaces called lumens, which are crucial for organ function and serve as transport and delivery ...

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most common form of pancreatic cancer. It's also one of the deadliest. More than 90% of PDAC patients die within five years of diagnosis. Usually, by the ...

On either side of the middle of your back are your kidneys. Your kidneys help filter waste and toxins from your blood so they can be passed from your body as urine. Your pancreas sits behind your ...

Researchers say they've identified a way to disrupt a process that promotes the growth of pancreatic cancers -- one of the most difficult and deadly cancers to treat. Researchers say they've ...

Drug resistance is a major obstacle in the treatment of cancers. In an aggressive type of pancreatic cancer, for instance, drug resistance is associated with the suppression of programmed cell death, ...

Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) is the main treatment for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). PERT replaces the digestive enzymes that the pancreas does not produce or release. EPI ...

Current diagnostic methods do not always reliably distinguish between chronic inflammation of the pancreas and pancreatic cancer. About one third of all diagnoses are inconclusive. Scientists from the ...