Pancreatic Cancer

March 6, 2019 What is basic research and why is it important?

On March 12, the Institute will host A Focus on Pancreatic Cancer: From Foundations to Early Detection, a part of our Public Lecture…

March 3, 2019 10 things to know about pancreatic cancer

Check out 10 things to know about Pancreatic cancer. 

Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive, tough-to-treat disease in which malignant cells develop in the pancreas, a…

January 16, 2019 New combination blood test for pancreatic cancer may catch disease earlier

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Jan. 17, 2019) — A new approach to pancreatic cancer screening may help doctors detect the disease in people at high risk…

January 16, 2019 Diagnosing a deadly cancer sooner and more definitively: An interview with Dr. Brian Haab

Pancreatic cancer is an insidious disease that often evades detection until it has spread beyond the pancreas, seriously complicating treatment and reducing the chances…

August 29, 2018 Disease profile: Pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive, tough-to-treat disease in which malignant cells develop in the pancreas, a small gland located near the stomach that is responsible…

November 28, 2016 Making pancreatic cancer treatment personal

[caption id="attachment_6168" align="alignright" width="690"] Biomarkers define distinct subtypes of pancreatic cancer cells. The cancer cells producing biomarker 1 (left) or biomarker 2 (right) were stained…

August 13, 2013 Van Andel Institute discovery could help diagnose precursor to pancreatic cancer

Biomarker discovery could lead to improved diagnosis of precancerous pancreatic cysts

Grand Rapids, Mich. (Aug. 14, 2013) – A recent Van Andel Institute study…