A new method is making waves in the world of cancer detection. This method is called liquid biopsy. It is a simple blood test that can spot cancer signs. It is not a new idea but it is not well studied. This is especially true for a specific type of cancer. Pancreatic cancer is tough to catch early. It is often found when it has already spread. This makes it h...

Pancreatic cancer is a tough opponent. It often spreads to nearby blood vessels. Doctors sometimes have to remove part of a vein during surgery to get rid of all the cancer. This is called a venous resection. A recent study looked at how this affects patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. The study involved 435 patients. Some had this vein surgery, others d...

Pancreatic cancer is a tough challenge. Surgeons have a tool-carrying out a complete pancresetomy. This is a tricky process that involves removing the whole cancerous region and nearby tissues. But, the real question is how to predict how well a patient will do after surgery. This is where the C-reactive protein (CRP) to prealbumin (PALB) ratio comes in. Doc...