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Location: Rochester, MN

  1. Shounak Majumder, M.D.

    Shounak Majumder, M.D.

    1. Gastroenterologist
    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Pancreatic cancer, Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, Pancreatitis, Autoimmune pancreatitis, Pancreatic cyst, Pancreatic ...disorder, Pancreatic insufficiency

  2. Patrick W. McGarrah, M.D.

    Patrick W. McGarrah, M.D.

    1. Oncologist
    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Virotherapy, Biological therapy for cancer, Chemotherapy for colon cancer, Head and neck cancer, Carcinoid tumor, Neuro...endocrine tumor, Colon cancer, Pancreatic cancer, Esophageal cancer, Liver cancer, Stomach cancer, Carcinoid syndrome

  3. Robert R. McWilliams, M.D.

    Robert R. McWilliams, M.D.

    1. Oncologist
    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Chemotherapy for colon cancer, Pancreatic cancer, Melanoma

  4. Rahul Pannala, M.D.

    Rahul Pannala, M.D.

    1. Gastroenterologist
    1. Phoenix, AZ
    2. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, Endoscopic ultrasound, Upper endoscopy, ERCP, Obesity, Barrett's esophagus, Pancreatic ...cancer, Esophageal cancer

  5. Yasamin Sharifzadeh-Moghaddam, M.D.

    Yasamin Sharifzadeh-Moghaddam, M.D.

    1. Radiation Oncologist
    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Brachytherapy, Intraoperative radiation therapy, Proton therapy, Radiation therapy, Osteoarthritis, Dupuytren contractu...re, Plantar fasciitis, Kidney cancer, Prostate cancer, Bladder cancer, Penile cancer, Urethral cancer, Colon cancer, Rectal cancer, Anal cancer, Pancreatic cancer, Esophageal cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma, Liver cancer

  6. Alex D. Sherry, M.D.

    Alex D. Sherry, M.D.

    1. Radiation Oncologist
    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Proton therapy, Intensity-modulated radiation therapy, Stereotactic body radiotherapy, External beam radiation therapy,... Kidney cancer, Prostate cancer, Bladder cancer, Testicular cancer, Rectal cancer, Anal cancer, Pancreatic cancer, Esophageal cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma, Liver cancer, Stomach cancer

  7. Rory L. Smoot, M.D.

    Rory L. Smoot, M.D.

    1. Surgical Oncologist
    2. Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgeon
    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Cancer treatment, Minimally invasive surgery, Radiofrequency ablation for cancer, Cryoablation for cancer, Laparoscopic... surgery, Cholecystectomy, Splenectomy, Hepatobiliary disease evaluation, Hepatobiliary disease postoperative care, Whipple procedure, Soft tissue sarcoma surgery, Small bowel resection, Paracentesis, Minimally invasive liver surgery, Minimally invasive pancreas surgery, Pancreatectomy, Liver resection, Liver tumor ablation, Liver cyst removal, Portal hypertension management, Pancreatic enucleation, Minimally invasive intestinal surgery, Soft tissue tumor ablation, Gastrectomy, Irreversible electroporation, Liver cyst fenestration, Microwave ablation for cancer, Bile duct resection, Bile duct stone removal, Rectal cancer surgery, Carcinoid tumor, Soft tissue sarcoma, Recurrent cancer, Pancreatic cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma, Liver cancer, Stomach cancer, Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Gallbladder cancer, Pancreatitis, Gastrointestinal stromal tumor, Small bowel cancer, IPMN, Pancreatic cyst, Ampullary cancer, Bile duct stone, Bile duct stricture, Immune thrombocytopenia, Sarcoma, Enlarged spleen, Retroperitoneal sarcoma, Biliary obstruction, Gallbladder polyp, Hilar cholangiocarcinoma, Peritoneal cancer, Appendix cancer, Liver cyst, Bile duct cyst, Bile duct injury, Duodenal cancer, Stage 4 colorectal cancer, Liver tumor, Liver hemangioma, Polycystic liver disease

  8. Patrick P. Starlinger, M.D., Ph.D.

    Patrick P. Starlinger, M.D., Ph.D.

    1. Colon and Rectal Surgeon
    2. Surgical Oncologist
    3. Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgeon
    4. Transplant Surgeon
    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Cancer treatment, Robotic surgery, Laparoscopic surgery, Living donor liver transplant, Cholecystectomy, Whipple proced...ure, Soft tissue sarcoma surgery, Colorectal surgery, Pancreatectomy, Liver resection, Liver tumor ablation, Portal hypertension management, Pancreatic enucleation, Gastrectomy, Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy , Bile duct resection, Bile duct stone removal, Laparoscopic splenectomy, Cytoreductive hepatectomy, Extended hepatectomy, Extended hepatectomy with vascular resection, Pancreatectomy with vascular resection, Extended hepatectomy with in situ cold perfusion, Laparoscopic hepatectomy, Laparoscopic microwave ablation, Laparoscopic pancreatectomy, Robotic pancreatectomy, Robotic hepatectomy, Robotic splenectomy, Rectal cancer surgery, Carcinoid tumor, Neuroendocrine tumor, Recurrent cancer, Pancreatic cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma, Portal hypertension, Liver cancer, Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Gallbladder cancer, Pancreatitis, Gastrointestinal stromal tumor, Small bowel cancer, IPMN, Pancreatic cyst, Ampullary cancer, Bile duct stone, Bile duct stricture, Immune thrombocytopenia, Retroperitoneal sarcoma, Gallbladder polyp, Hilar cholangiocarcinoma, Peritoneal cancer, Liver cyst, Bile duct cyst, Bile duct injury, Duodenal cancer, Liver mass, Stage 4 colorectal cancer, Liver hemangioma, Polycystic liver disease, Liver abscess, Neuroendocrine liver metastasis, Locally advanced pancreatic cancer

  9. Andrew C. Storm, M.D.

    Andrew C. Storm, M.D.

    1. Therapeutic Endoscopist
    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Endoscopic procedure, Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, Endoscopic ultrasound, Endoscopic mucosal resection, ERCP, Obesit...y, Colon polyps, Fistula, Pancreatic cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma, Gastrointestinal bleeding, Bile duct stone, Bile duct stricture, Weight regain after bariatric surgery, Cholecystitis

  10. Nguyen H. Tran, M.D.

    Nguyen H. Tran, M.D.

    1. Oncologist
    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Chemotherapy for colon cancer, Neuroendocrine tumor, Colon cancer, Rectal cancer, Anal cancer, Pancreatic cancer, Esoph...ageal cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma, Liver cancer, Stomach cancer, Small bowel cancer

Research

Members of the pancreatic cancer research team

Mayo Clinic doctors and scientists are dedicated to improving the care of people with pancreatic cancer.

Researchers in Mayo Clinic's Gastrointestinal Cancer Program study new diagnostic tools, treatments and approaches to prevention of pancreatic cancer. They are advancing scientific knowledge of cancers affecting the intestinal tract and improving the quality of life of people affected by these diseases.

Areas of research include:

  • Proving radiation treatment can be an important addition to surgery associated with a lower risk of cancer recurrence.
  • Refining guidelines to identify people with a higher risk of pancreatic cancer.
  • Exploring the potential of new immunotherapies.
  • Using advanced imaging techniques to help predict whether pancreatic cysts, a common, usually harmless condition, will develop cancer.
  • Evaluating whether people with a rare type of pancreatic cancer would benefit from surgery.
  • Understanding what causes pancreatic cancer, which is the key to finding new cancer therapies.

Mayo Clinic is also active in a large multisite study funded by the U.S. National Cancer Institute that's looking into the genetics of pancreatic cancer. The gastrointestinal genetic epidemiology research laboratory has organized the Pancreatic Cancer Genetic Epidemiology (PACGENE) Consortium to investigate the role that heredity plays in pancreatic cancer. To aid this research, Mayo Clinic has created one of the largest patient and tissue registries for pancreatic cancer in the United States.

Dr. Wallace Video

Mayo Clinic doctor Michael B. Wallace, M.D., discusses methods of screening people at high risk of pancreatic cancer in order to diagnose the condition earlier.

It really affects everyone. Men, women, people of all color, of all sizes, are affected by pancreatic cancer. The one preventable risk factor that we have is tobacco use. We know that tobacco causes many cancers, and pancreas is certainly high on that list. Less than one in ten individuals have a known genetic risk factor. However, this broader group — those who have one or two family members, particularly if that family member was affected at a young age — that’s a much broader group and that may represent up to 10 or 20% of individuals that are at increased risk. And that’s an important group to follow closely because we do now have some effective screening tests for early detection in those high-risk groups.

There are screening tests for pancreas cancer. The limiting factor is they are not as accurate as say colonoscopy is, and so we target those to higher risk individuals — those that have multiple family members or a known genetic risk or a cyst on their pancreas that may have been detected incidentally. The two best screening tests right now are MRI and endoscopic ultrasound.

What we’ve recently found is that pancreas cysts are actually very common. In a study we just published this year looking at MRI scans done on a very high-resolution MRI scan here at Mayo Clinic, we find small cysts in up to 30 to 40% of all individuals, so obviously most of those are not at high risk. However, we’ve been able to further stratify those into high risk, medium risk and low risk based on certain characteristics of those cysts, and we can appropriately track those individuals in a surveillance program or, in rare cases, recommend surgical removal of the cyst before it turns cancerous.

We’re really seeing major areas of progress on multiple fronts from personalized and precision medicine, with genetic classifications of tumors pushing the boundary of who we can remove the tumor surgically and early diagnosis with screening surveillance in appropriate individuals.

There is hope for this cancer. We can cure individuals with pancreas cancer, and so it’s very important to go to a center that has a comprehensive approach because we are really shifting that goalpost of where we are right now with pancreas cancer. We’re not there yet in terms of curing as many people as we want to. We’ve got a long ways to go, but we’re certainly moving in the right direction, and I think those centers where you have a comprehensive approach with gastrointestinal specialists, surgical specialists, oncology, radiation, radiology, palliative care — all of those specialists on one team such as we have here at Mayo Clinic Florida — I think they’re going to offer the best possibility of a cure.

Publications

See a list of publications about pancreatic cancer by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

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