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pancreas

[pan-kree-uhs, pang-] / ˈpæn kri əs, ˈpæŋ- /


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“In 15 years, this is probably the first real big change or anticipated change in pancreas cancer.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Previous research had already shown that PAM variants are more common in people with diabetes and can impair insulin release from the pancreas.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

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

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

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




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