Pancreatic cancer is often diagnosed late because early symptoms are subtle. Doctors warn that persistent, dull back pain, ...

X-rays revealed that his left lung had collapsed and he had multiple blood clots around his heart, as well as a lump on his ...

Various conditions can cause pain in the abdomen and back. These include menstrual pain, endometriosis, kidney stones, and pancreatitis. More serious causes include a kidney infection or appendicitis.

Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is an irreversible, inflammatory disease leading to fibrosis and both exocrine and endocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Pain is the most debilitating symptom of CP, and its ...

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most challenging cancers to detect early, contributing to its reputation as a silent disease with poor survival rates. The pancreas—a leaf-shaped organ tucked ...

"The pain medications these patients are on could put a cow to sleep." Without an islet cell transplant, both Galbraith and Reece said they likely would have ended up having a pancreatectomy — removal ...

Midnight Oil founder and drummer Rob Hirst died of pancreatic cancer at 70, three years after his diagnosis. The band ...