Pancreatic Cancer

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Detailed Guide

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Pancreatic cancer surgery

... Most curative surgery is designed to treat cancers at the head of the pancreas. ...
Three procedures are used to remove tumors of the pancreas: ...

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What is pancreatic cancer?

... The normal pancreas. The pancreas is an organ located behind the stomach. ...
A small percentage of the cells in the pancreas are endocrine cells. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/pancreaticcancer/detailedguide/pancreatic-cancer-what-is-pancreatic-cancer

How is pancreatic cancer staged?

... The main system used to describe the stages of cancers of the pancreas is
the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM system. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/pancreaticcancer/detailedguide/pancreatic-cancer-staging

What is pancreatic cancer?

... The normal pancreas. The pancreas is an organ found deep in the body, behind
the stomach. ... The pancreas contains 2 different kinds of glands. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/pancreaticcancer/overviewguide/pancreatic-cancer-overview-what-is-pancreatic-cancer

Pancreatic Cancer

... The normal pancreas The pancreas is an organ located behind the stomach. ...
A small percentage of the cells in the pancreas are endocrine cells. ...

http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003131-pdf.pdf

Surgery for pancreatic cancer

... There are 2 types of surgery used for cancer of the pancreas: ... It is the most
common type of surgery for cancer of the pancreas. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/pancreaticcancer/overviewguide/pancreatic-cancer-overview-treating-surgery

Pancreatic Cancer Overview

... The normal pancreas The pancreas is an organ found deep in the body, behind
the stomach. ... The pancreas contains 2 different kinds of glands. ...

http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003071-pdf.pdf

How is pancreatic cancer diagnosed?

... Cancers that begin in the head of the pancreas are near the common bile duct. ...
By this time, the cancer may have also spread beyond the pancreas. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/pancreaticcancer/detailedguide/pancreatic-cancer-diagnosis