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Global study of pancreatic cancer offers possible insights into treatment and early detection

  • Written by Aatur Singhi, Professor of Anatomy and Pathology, University of Pittsburgh
Alex Trebek shown in 2006.Reed Saxon/AP Photo

When “Jeopardy!” episode 7059 aired on April 30, 2015, the category was “The Human Body,” the price was $2,000, and the clue was “This gland’s main duct, the duct of Wirsung, collects its juices & empties into the duodenum.”

The question was “What is...

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