If your healthcare provider thinks you might have pancreatic cancer, you'll need certain exams and tests to be sure. Learn what tests are used to diagnose pancreatic cancer.
After a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, you will likely have other tests. These tests help your healthcare team learn more about your cancer. Learn which tests you may have.
A detailed look at different types of biopsies, and how and why they are done.
An abdominal ultrasound is an imaging test used to assess the organs and structures in the belly. Read on to learn what to expect before, during, and after the test.
A CT scan is a type of imaging test. It uses X-rays and computer technology to make images of the body. A CT scan can make detailed pictures of any part of the body, including the bones, muscles, fat, organs, and blood vessels. The images are more detailed than regular X-rays.
Learn details about ERCP, a procedure to diagnose and treat problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas.
A pancreas scan uses nuclear radiology to search for, and sometime treat, tumors in the pancreas.
The stage of a cancer is how much and how far the cancer has spread in your body. Learn how pancreatic cancer is staged.
Being told you have pancreatic cancer can be scary, and you may have many questions. But you have people on your healthcare team to help.