The typical adult living in the United States gulps down 50 gallons of carbonated soft drinks per year, reports the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA). Unlike healthy drinks like juice, skim milk or water, soda is high in sugar...
Doctors usually don't diagnose pancreatic cancer until the disease is advanced, which reduces the chances of a cure. However, researchers identified 10 tumor markers in the blood that are very sensitive to the presence of pancreatic cancer. In...
Pancreatic cancer occurs when the cells that make up the pancreas grow abnormally and destroy nearby tissue and organs. The pancreas is a tube-like organ that is near the back of the abdomen. The pancreas’ main function is to create insulin...
As reported by the National Cancer Institute, 29,000 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer every year in the United States. The pancreas is both an exocrine gland and an endocrine gland and is six inches long, located just below the stomach...
