Chat With a Doctor: Treating Pancreatic Diseases
Register for Online Chat Do you have a question about pancreatic diseases? Jane Wey, MD, Chairman, Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, and May Abdel-Wahab, MD, Staff Radiation...
View Article10 Things to Know About Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a deadly disease that spreads “silently,” without symptoms. When symptoms do present themselves, the cancer is usually advanced. However, there are a variety of innovative...
View ArticleWhat are the Best Surgery Options for Your Pancreatic Condition?
If you have problems with your pancreas — pancreatic cancer or pancreatitis, for example — surgery may provide some good options for treatment. While there are a variety of pancreatic operations, here...
View ArticleShould You Take Low-Dose Aspirin to Lower Pancreatic Cancer Risk?
There’s been a lot of buzz about taking aspirin to reduce your risk for pancreatic cancer, but these links are still a long way from being proven, says R. Matthew Walsh, MD, Chair of General Surgery,...
View Article6 Surprising Ways Alcohol Affects Your Health – Not Just Your Liver
Some of the ways alcohol affects our health are well known, but others may surprise you. Here are six less-known effects that alcohol has on your body, according to gastroenterologist Ibrahim Hanouneh,...
View ArticleCould Your Child’s Tummy Pain Be Pancreatitis?
Contributor: Kadakkal Radhakrishnan, MD When your child is feverish and nauseous with a stomachache, it’s often just a 24-hour bug. However, pancreatitis – an inflammation of the pancreas – also has...
View ArticleWhat Are the Best Surgery Options for Your Pancreatic Condition?
If you have problems with your pancreas — pancreatic cancer or pancreatitis, for example — surgery may provide some good options for treatment. While there are a variety of pancreatic operations, here...
View Article6 Surprising Ways Alcohol Affects Your Health — Not Just Your Liver
Some of the ways alcohol affects our health are well known, but others may surprise you. Here are six less-known effects that alcohol has on your body, according to gastroenterologist K. V. Narayanan...
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