Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas is a large gland behind the stomach and close to the duodenum. The duodenum is the upper part of the small intestine. The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes into the small intestine through a tube called the pancreatic duct. These enzymes help digest [...]
Pancreatitis is described as an inflammatory process with pancreatic edema, fat necrosis or hemorrhage. It occurs most often in middle age. The three types of pancreatitis are acute, chronic and hereditary. Pancreatitis is usually caused by alcoholism, biliary tract disease, viral infection (like mumps, hepatitis,), abscesses, medications (steroids, oral contraceptives, thiazide diuretics), [...]
Pancreatic Cancer occurs more frequently in men, affecting African American and Jewish populations. People who ages 45-65 are most likely to develop pancreatic cancer. Factors that contribute in the development of pancreatic cancer are chemical carcinogens (petroleum, dry cleaning chemicals), cigarette smoking, high-fat diet and diabetes mellitus. Prognosis of pancreatic cancer is [...]
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to the Supreme Court bench three weeks after surgery for pancreatic cancer. Ginsburg, who is 75, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the beginning of this February and surgeons removed a small tumor that [...]
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