A pancreatic elastase test, also known as a stool elastase, FE-1, or fecal elastase test, measures how much elastase is in your poop. Elastase is an enzyme produced by the pancreas during the ...
Stool tests might provide a useful way to help doctors spot early pancreatic cancer, say researchers. They have been trialling the concept in a study with 136 volunteers. The findings, described ...