Thursday, October 28, 2010

Pancreatic Cancer

Next up: studies showing lots of us die of unrelated causes but also have asymptomatic pancreatic cancer. Early detection will be problematic.

From The New York Times:

Strides Made Toward Early Diagnosing of Pancreatic Cancer

A principal finding is that pancreatic tumors grow very slowly, creating an opportunity for detecting and removing the cancers at an early stage.

http://nyti.ms/djOPqo