Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer: A rare type of pancreatic cancer begins in the cells that make insulin and other hormones. Cancer that begins in these cells is ... more about Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer.
Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer: A malignant carcinoma that is located in the islet cells of the pancreas. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer is available below.
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A rare type of pancreatic cancer begins in the cells that make insulin and other hormones. Cancer that begins in these cells is called islet cell cancer . (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Cancer of the Pancreas: NCI)
Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer, or a subtype of Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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