The “Research Spotlight” series is written by Dr. Anna Berkenblit, PanCAN’s Chief Scientific and Medical Officer. Each month, ...

The surgery to remove the cancer is called a “whipple procedure” and took six hours. Also known as a pancreaticoduodenectomy, the surgery removes the head of the pancreas, part of the small ...

Technically pancreaticoduodenectomy, also known as the Whipple operation, is considered the pinnacle of gastrointestinal surgery so far as the technicalities of the operation are concerned ...