Gastroenterology

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mother recently was diagnosed with diabetes, but due to abdominal pain and other issues, her doctor suspects she might have pancreatic cancer. ...

Stomach cancer, also called gastric cancer, is an abnormal growth of cells that begins in the stomach. It can affect several areas of the stomach, ...

Barrett's esophagus is a condition in which the lining esophagus becomes damaged by acid reflux, which causes the lining to thicken and become red. Over ...

LONDON — Mayo Clinic Healthcare, an outpatient clinic that provides personalized health care including specialty care such as cardiology, gastroenterology and pulmonary medicine, second opinions, advanced ...

November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. A diagnosis of cancer may feel devastating. And pancreatic cancer is the least survivable cancer of all known cancers. That's ...

LA CROSSE, Wis. — Receiving a medical diagnosis can be difficult. You may only hear parts of the conversation as you start to think about ...

Many people with colon cancer experience no symptoms in the early stages of the disease. With time, though, the cancer cells can grow to invade ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My friend insists that taking a probiotic supplement has helped her lose 50 pounds by keeping her gut bacteria in check. Will taking ...

PHOENIX — In a multinational study led by a Mayo Clinic research team using artificial intelligence (AI), investigators developed an algorithm to improve the prediction ...

LONDON — Many people have experienced the discomfort of food or a beverage accidentally going to the wrong place when swallowing. But swallowing issues sometimes become ...

Simply put, pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. Located behind the stomach in the upper abdomen, your pancreas produces digestive enzymes and hormones that regulate ...

While colorectal cancer is still the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., continuing improvements in screening and treatment mean many people diagnosed ...