Healthcare professionals consider a healthy pancreatic elastase level above 200 micrograms per gram (mcg/g). Pancreatic elastase is the digestive enzyme that the pancreas produces to help digest food.

Blood tests can be an important part of a pancreatic cancer diagnosis. With this type of cancer, a timely diagnosis is vital, however, pancreatic cancer is often difficult to detect early. Certain ...

Successful treatment of pancreatic cancer can depend on a timely diagnosis. Various tests can help doctors rule out cancer or decide whether further testing is necessary. According to the American ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — About 64,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year. Pancreatic cancer grows silently with very few symptoms. Doctors often don’t catch it until it’s in the ...

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) develops when the pancreas can’t make enough digestive enzymes to allow the absorption of crucial nutrients from food. This can lead to malnutrition and other ...

Two early detection blood tests for pancreatic cancer are available, but they’re only for people at high risk for this cancer. Other tests are in development for potential future use. A biopsy is ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Pancreatic cancer stands apart from many common cancers for a troubling reason: There is no standard screening test to catch the disease early, when treatment is most effective. That ...