Tag: Cancer: Pancreatic
Overweight, Obesity in Early, Middle Adulthood Increases Risk for GI Cancers
Risk not reduced with aspirin use three or more times per week for colorectal and noncolorectal cancers
Incidence of Pancreatic Cancer Increasing in Younger Women
Difference in average annual percentage change due to increasing incidence in Blacks, adenocarcinoma histopathological subtype, tumor location
Adults Lack Knowledge About Signs of Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network survey revealed knowledge gaps exist across ages, genders
AI Tool Can Identify Pancreatic Cancer on CT Scans
Deep learning-based tool distinguished between malignancy, controls with 74.7 percent sensitivity for malignancies smaller than 2 cm
Radiomics-Based AI Models Can Detect PDAC From Prediagnostic CT
AI-based approach may detect pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma at a subclinical stage
Neoadjuvant mFOLFIRINOX Studied for Borderline Resectable PDAC
For patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, favorable overall survival seen with eight cycles of mFOLFIRINOX
Surveillance of High-Risk Group May Downstage Pancreatic Cancer
For patients with screen-detected PDAC, median survival was 9.8 years versus 1.5 for those with PDAC detected outside of surveillance
DDW: Gallstone Disease May Predict Pancreatic Cancer Incidence
Gallstone presentation may be a missed opportunity for earlier diagnosis
AI Tool May Help Predict Risk for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Model uses features in computed tomography scans of the abdomen to help identify those at high risk for developing PDAC
Black Seniors With GI Malignancy More Likely to Be Frail
Black patients also more likely to report limitations in daily living, instrumental activities of daily living
