pancreas

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GLP-1 receptors are expressed not just in the pancreas and stomach, but throughout the vagus nerve, the brain stem, and the hypothalamus.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

There have also been hundreds of reports of people suffering problems with their pancreas - although none are confirmed as being caused by the medicines.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Five-year survival data analysed by the charity shows the UK consistently lags behind on cancers of the stomach, colon, pancreas, ovaries and lungs.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Individuals in this group carried high levels of fat across most areas of the body, except for the liver and pancreas.

From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026

He’d had cancer of the pancreas and in the end of the liver, and Ishmael had not been there at the final moment.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson