How to Use pancreas in a Sentence

pancreas

noun
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  • Of all the places to get cancer, the pancreas may be the worst.
    — Justin Chen, STAT, 20 June 2018
  • The cures under study now would remove the need for a donor pancreas.
    — Brian Gormley, WSJ, 24 June 2017
  • The cause was an illness of the pancreas, said his wife, Wendy Fibison.
    — Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2020
  • The report showed a rise in men battling cancers of the bones and joints, brain and pancreas.
    — Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The head of the pancreas also was damaged and Case's colon had to be removed.
    — Suzanne Baker, Naperville Sun, 31 May 2017
  • The rat formed a pancreas made entirely of mouse cells.
    — David Cyranoski, Scientific American, 9 Aug. 2019
  • People had, though, been aware of the pancreas for centuries.
    — James P. Brody, The Conversation, 21 July 2021
  • But if tumors develop in the kidney and pancreas, the cancer can spread to the rest of the body.
    — Fiza Pirani, ajc, 7 June 2018
  • This allows for the cells to work the way that the pancreas is meant to, helping to negate the effects diabetes has on the body.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Other cancers, such as those of the lung, pancreas and brain, are harder to find and treat.
    — The Economist, 16 Sep. 2017
  • My dad, my dog, and my pancreas all died on me in a 12-month period.
    — John Hendrickson, Esquire, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Amylin is a hormone released by the pancreas at the same time as insulin.
    — Verywell Health, 2 Feb. 2023
  • This triggers the release of insulin from the pancreas.
    — Mckale Montgomery, The Conversation, 19 May 2022
  • Khloe was receiving the pancreas and liver of a 4-year-old boy.
    — Mary Lynn Smith, Star Tribune, 15 Oct. 2020
  • The surgery came after a scan showed a small tumor in the center of Ginsburg's pancreas.
    — Amber Brenza, Health.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Living donors can give kidneys, a liver lobe, a lung, part of a lung, part of the pancreas or part of the intestines.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 18 Apr. 2022
  • The cancer that started in Khloe's pancreas had spread to her liver.
    — Mary Lynn Smith, Star Tribune, 15 Oct. 2020
  • She was left with holes in her stomach and diaphragm, and part of her pancreas was removed.
    — Jay Croft, CNN, 2 June 2023
  • The hot water hose is the hepatic artery that supplies blood to the liver and pancreas.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 13 May 2022
  • Or cancer of the colon, uterus, pancreas, kidney, ovary and others?
    — Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Ginsburg is 87 and has been treated for cancer of the colon, pancreas, lung and liver.
    — Amanda Hess, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2020
  • The new drug is thought to stop the immune system from attacking the insulin-making cells in the pancreas.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Nov. 2022
  • By then, Sandifer had to have a portion of her pancreas removed.
    — Brianna Bailey, ProPublica, 4 June 2020
  • Piazza said the head of the pancreas also was damaged, and Case's colon had to be removed.
    — Bill Bird, Naperville Sun, 19 June 2017
  • He has been diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas which has spread to his liver.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 21 Dec. 2022
  • In response, cells in the pancreas churn out extra insulin.
    — Howard Lewine, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Oct. 2019
  • The first surgery was April 26, when the intestine, stomach, liver and pancreas were placed over the course of 7½ hours, Hanks’ wife said.
    — Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Too much iron can also result in damage to the liver, heart and pancreas.
    — Steven Reinberg, chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2019
  • And elsewhere, keep an eye out for any signs of unintentional weight loss, dark pee, yellowing of your skin, fever, and itching, which can point to liver or pancreas issues, Dr. Schnoll-Sussbaum says.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 29 July 2024
  • The woman suffered two black eyes, several broken ribs, a punctured pancreas and internal bleeding during the assault.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2024

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