Thomas Jefferson University Hospital surgeons found that a surgical care checklist of 12 measures reduced Whipple procedure wound infections by nearly 50 percent. Wound infection rates for Whipple ...

This History Maker article was written by the coauthors in collaboration with Dr. John Cameron and is based on several detailed discussions with Dr. Cameron. The paper focuses on Dr. Cameron's ...

NFL legend Randy Moss went to Instagram Live on Friday to reveal that he is diagnosed with cancer. Sitting on his couch with a cane he is now using to help him walk, Moss said he was recently ...

A Sacramento hospital is breaking new ground in cancer treatment. Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital has made history as the first in the region to successfully perform a robotic-assisted Whipple ...

PHOENIX — New technologies are improving pancreatic cancer treatment, offering hope to patients facing one of the least survivable forms of cancer. The Whipple procedure, a complex surgery for ...

Q: What is Whipple disease and is it treated with a Whipple procedure? A: Whipple procedure (also known as a pancreaticoduodenectomy) is named for Allen Whipple, a surgeon who in the mid-1930’s ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband was diagnosed with ampullary cancer. He has a tumor the size of a marble. We are told this is an aggressive cancer. My concern is that they are giving him chemotherapy ...

New Hyde Park-based Northwell Health Cancer Institute is expanding its robotic pancreas surgery program. The institute has appointed Dr. Steven Mitchell Cohen as its director of robotic pancreas ...