Treatments

How is pancreatic cancer treated? Learn important information about your disease, the treatments you may face, what types of clinical trials are available and how to join a trial, and research into early detection.

Pancreatic Cancer Basics

What is pancreatic cancer? Learn about the types of pancreatic cancer, medication and treatment options, an explanation of procedures, and resources that can help you navigate the disease.

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Treatments
December 8, 2022 • 4 Min

What Is Pancreatic Cancer?

Learn more about the main different types of pancreatic cancer–adenocarcinoma and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

Dr. Gobind Anand
Treatments
September 16, 2022 • 4 Min

Diagnosing Pancreatic Cancer: Tests to Expect

What can you expect during pancreatic cancer diagnostic testing? Dr. Gobind Anand offers expert guidance to stay informed throughout the process.

Treatments
February 12, 2021 • 4 Min

Drafting Your Health Care Team

What are the stages of pancreatic cancer?

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Treatment Options

Learn more about the different types of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation used to treat pancreatic cancer.

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Dr. Allyson Ocean
Disease Management
October 28, 2022 • 4 Min

Compassionate Use: An Option Beyond Standard of Care

Investigational drugs can be accessed through the FDA’s compassionate use program. Learn more about how this can be used in pancreatic cancer treatments.

distal pancreatectomy diagrams
Treatments
May 13, 2022 • 4 Min

Understanding Distal Pancreatectomy

Distal pancreatectomy is another type of surgery used to remove tumors. Learn more and if you may qualify for this surgery.

Clinical Trials

Learn why it is so important to participate in clinical trials and how you or your doctor can go about finding a clinical trial.

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Webinars
January 5, 2023 • 1 Min

Treatments and Clinical Trials

Let’s Win and the National Alliance for Hispanic Health’s Nuestras Voces program cosponsored a webinar about treatments and clinical trials.

Anup Kasi
Treatments
December 7, 2021 • 10 Min

Learn More About Qualifying for Clinical Trials

Dr. Anup Kasi provides in-depth information and answers questions about qualifying for pancreatic cancer clinical trials.

Early Detection

Learn about the latest research into early detection tests and screening protocols.

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Researcher Ajay Goel, Ph.D.
Research
July 29, 2024 • 6 Min

New Liquid Biopsy Shows Promise for Early Detection

Dr. Ajay Goel has a new approach to a liquid biopsy early detection test for pancreatic cancer. So far, the results are very impressive.

Dr. Aatur Singhi
Research
January 16, 2024 • 4 Min

Comprehensive Molecular Test Helps Classify Pancreatic Cysts

Dr. Aatur Singhi and colleagues are developing a test to help determine whether pancreatic cysts are likely to turn cancerous.

Educational Webinars

Find Treatment Options webinar
Webinars
April 30, 2021 • 1 Min

Find Treatment Options

In Find Treatment Options, oncologists and genetic counselors discuss treatments and the importance of genetic testing.

clinical trials webinar announcement
Webinars
October 29, 2021 • 1 Min

The Importance of Clinical Trials Webinar

The fourth Let’s Learn webinar features a discussion between patients and doctors about the value of clinical trials.

Webinar, Symptoms and Risks
Webinars
October 28, 2022 • 1 Min

Symptoms and Risk Factors

Moderator Daniel G Garza leads Dr. Rachna Shroff and Dr. Fiyinfolu Balogun in a discussion of risk factors and symptoms of pancreatic cancer.

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