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Understanding Your Diagnosis

• What Tests Help My Doctor Find Pancreatic Cancer?
  
• Tests You May Need to Evaluate Pancreatic Cancer
  
• How Your Doctor Takes a Biopsy to Diagnose Pancreatic Cancer
  
• Biopsy
  

  Detailed information on biopsy, including the most common types of biopsy such as endoscopic biopsy, bone marrow biopsy, excisional biopsy, incisional biopsy, fine needle aspiration biopsy, punch biopsy, shave biopsy, and skin biopsy

• Abdominal Ultrasound
  

  Abdominal ultrasound is a procedure that uses sound wave technology to assess the organs, structures, and blood flow inside the abdomen.

• Computed Tomography (CT or CAT) Scan of the Pancreas
  

  CT/CAT scans are more detailed than standard x-rays and are often used to assess the pancreas for injuries, abnormalities, or disease.

• Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
  

  Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a procedure in which x-ray and an endoscope - a long, flexible, lighted tube - are used to assess and treat problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas.

• Pancreas Scan
  

  A pancreas scan uses nuclear radiology to search for, and sometime treat, tumors in the pancreas.

• Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
  

  PET is a type of nuclear medicine procedure that measures metabolic activity of the cells of body tissues. Used mostly in patients with brain or heart conditions and cancer, PET helps to visualize the biochemical changes taking place in the body.

• Understanding Your Stage of Pancreatic Cancer
  
• I’ve Just Been Told I Have Pancreatic Cancer
  
• Statistics About Pancreatic Cancer
  
• Can I Survive Pancreatic Cancer? What Is My Prognosis?