Pancreatic cancer Coverage

New data shows cancer deaths on decline, new diagnoses hit record high

The latest annual report by the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows cancer mortality is on the decline but projected new diagnoses are expected to set a new record.

Grace Hayba, WRAL health reporter

Rare cancer cases rising among ECU faculty

Faculty health concerns linked to an East Carolina University building continue to grow as reported cases of a rare cancer keep rising.

Cullen Browder, WRAL Investigative reporter

Raleigh medtech startup to use new funding for drug delivery system targeting pancreatic cancer

Medical device startup Advanced Chemotherapy Technologies (ACT) just got another financial boost in its efforts to develop a targeted drug delivery system to attack pancreatic cancer.

Beloved Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek dies of pancreatic cancer

"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek has died after battling pancreatic cancer for nearly two years. He was 80.

November is Pancreatic Cancer Month

Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, which will focus on educating people about the deadly disease.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she never stopped working out during pancreatic cancer treatment

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told an audience in California on Monday that even after she was diagnosed for the fourth time with cancer, she never stopped working out, although she couldn't always complete her full routine.

By Ariane de Vogue and Chandelis Duster, CNN

'Jeopardy' host Alex Trebek: Another chemo round is needed

Just weeks ago, he had finished treatment for stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

Living with hope and pancreatic cancer

"Pancreatic cancer" are two of the scariest words a patient can hear, but depending on when its detected, treatment options and new research, the prognosis does not have to be so grim.

New approach treating pancreatic cancer defies odds

Doctors are treating the notoriously deadly cancer in a new way -- allowing patients to live much longer than expected.

'Ray of hope' for pancreatic cancer patients

New research from Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City is giving new hope to patients with pancreatic cancer. (Video from KSL)

For Trebek, the Toughest Question: Can He Face Down Pancreatic Cancer?

The cancer that has struck Alex Trebek, the 78-year-old host of the television quiz show "Jeopardy!," is uncommon and devastating: a Stage 4 malignancy of the pancreas, the insulin-producing organ that lies behind the stomach.

Gina Kolata, New York Times

Father's death inspires UNC researcher's fight to cure pancreatic cancer

A woman's fight to find a cure for pancreatic cancer has gained national attention after her father's tragic death. Now, her research at UNC may lead to an effective treatment option for the deadliest cancer.

Rick Armstrong, producer, and Kathryn Brown, anchor/reporter