Mayo Clinic News Network — Headlines 10/15/14

A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is almost synonymous with hopelessness. As the least survivable type of cancer, the perception is understandable. "As soon as patients [...]

As a five-year survivor of anaplastic pancreatic cancer, Jim Smith belongs to a small group of people to have reached the important milestone. In the [...]

A new Mayo Clinic study finds 1 in 6 people with pancreatic cancer harbor inherited genetic mutations.

Identifying hereditary gene mutations in pancreatic cancer can help [...]