Some cancers, such as melanoma, may be easily detectable in their early stages, but pancreatic cancer often goes undetected until it's advanced and difficult to treat.
In the vast majority of cases, symptoms only develop after pancreatic cancer has grown and begun to spread. In 2016, 53,070 Americans were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and 41,780 died from the disease.
Here to discuss the latest research on pancreatic cancer are Director of the at the , and Director of the at the UC Cancer Institute, Dr. Syed Ahmad; Assistant Professor in the UC College of Medicine and a member of the , Dr. Jordan Kharofa; and Assistant Professor in the UC College of Medicine , and a member of the UC Cancer Institute, Dr. Anumeha (Anu) Gupta.
will present the Pancreatic Cancer Patient & Caregiver Symposium on Saturday, February 18 from 1 until 4 p.m. at the Cooper Creek Event and Conference Center in Blue Ash. The event is free and open to the public. For information and registration, .
UC Health will also offer a complimentary CME event for medical providers, Updates in Pancreatic Cancer, Saturday, February 18 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Cooper Creek Event and Conference Center. For information and registration, .