PANCREATIC ADENOCARCINOMA is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States 1.With a 5-year survival rate of only 3% and a median survival of less than 6 months, a diagnosis of ...

The Biology of Pancreatic Cancer. Data suggest that pancreatic cancer results from the successive accumulation of gene mutations. 14 The cancer originates in the ductal epithelium and evolves from ...

Published each May, the 13th issue is devoted to a particular gastroenterological topic of broad interest; this year's topic is the biology, diseases and therapy of the pancreas.

The organoid also revealed novel insights into human pancreatic development, including that the stem cells of the fetal pancreas are present longer in humans than in mice. Researchers further ...

New research reveals that collagen I may accelerate harmful amylin clumping in the pancreas, worsening type 2 diabetes by ...

Biology in the background. Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate among all common cancers. The 10-year survival rate in men with pancreatic cancer is only about 1% – and more than half of ...

When performed in tandem, two molecular biology laboratory tests distinguish, with near certainty, pancreatic lesions that mimic early signs of cancer but are completely benign. The lesions almost ...

Pancreatic cancer is fueled by connections to the nervous system. This is reported by scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology ...

Estrogen-Related Receptor γ maintains pancreatic acinar cell function and identity by regulating cellular metabolism. Gastroenterology , 2022; DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.04.013 Cite This Page : ...

Pancreatic cancer evolves in three stages: initiation, expansion and survival in foreign microenvironments. Factors that contribute to initiation are inherited (germline) mutations, somatic ...

Pancreatic cysts are often found incidentally on imaging tests for ... et al. IPMN involving the main pancreatic duct: biology, epidemiology, and long-term outcomes following resection. Ann Surg ...