Building on the successful outcomes of their multi-year history, these leading cancer research organizations will inspire new collaborators; improve
diagnosis of pancreatic cancer using big data; develop new treatments for pancreatic cancer; and support the next generation of pancreatic cancer investigators.
Together, these leading cancer research organizations will attract new collaborators; improve
diagnosis of pancreatic cancer using big data; find new treatments for pancreatic cancer; and support the next generation of pancreatic cancer investigators.
Not exact matches
Using the electronic health records
of patients from the Veterans Health Administration between 1998 and 2007, researchers were able to determine the likelihood that a
diagnosis of pancreatic cancer follows a
diagnosis of acute pancreatitis, how often
pancreatic cancer is preceded by acute pancreatitis, and the time between an initial episode
of acute pancreatitis and
diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.
In a study
of 51 patients, researchers
used a state -
of - the art microfluidic device to capture circulating pancreas epithelial cells in 33 percent
of patients with early
pancreatic lesions and no clinical
diagnosis of cancer.
The key to precise
diagnosis and staging
of pancreatic cancer is endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), a technique that
uses soundwaves to create an image
of the pancreas.