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 ...

Your pancreas may be small, but it is extremely important when it comes to keeping us healthy. Here are five signs that your ...

This discovery has informed a phase zero clinical trial exploring fecal transplants in patients with pancreatic cancer undergoing surgery, which McAllister now leads. In a recent study 4 ...

From jaundice and uncontrolled blood sugars to cancer concerns, each scenario highlights the importance of patient education ...

SPOTTING cancer in the early stages can save lives. But not all cancers are easy to spot – some have vague symptoms or might not cause any symptoms at all. One of the most misdiagnosed of ...

Pancreatic cancer occurs when cells in your pancreas mutate and multiply out of control, forming a tumour. According to ...

McAllister is planning a future trial to test anti-IL-17 drugs in pancreatic cancer patients undergoing fecal microbiota transplantation, a treatment in which gut microbes from a healthy donor are ...

Malignant ascites can develop with late stage pancreatic cancer. Ascites involves the buildup of fluid in the abdomen. Doctors can drain the fluid to relieve symptoms, but fluid may return.

Fecal elastase-1 – a biomarker for pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (EPI) continues to gain traction as an ideal biomarker for assessing EPI. This presentation will include a review of the physiology ...

Could MRI Spot 'Pre-Cancer' Lesions of the Pancreas? By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 (HeathDay News) -- Pancreatic cancer can be a silent killer -- the organ is ...

A woman whose mother died from pancreatic cancer has joined calls for more government investment in research. Sam Weldon, from Wimborne in Dorset, lost her 78-year-old mother Sylvia Lloyd in ...

(a) Potential mechanisms by which a disturbed gut microbiome contributes to cancer pathogenesis ... microecosystem homeostasis. FMT, fecal microbiota transplantation; SCFA, short-chain fatty ...