Six months. It goes by in the blink of an eye. But, within that short time, a pancreatic tumor can quickly go from operable to inoperable. Unfortunately, the disease is often asymptomatic and isn’t detected until the very late stages. “Pancreatic cancer is a really insidious, dangerous disease,” Dr. Rachel Beard, a specialist in pancreatic…
Dr. Rachel Beard
Meet Rachel Beard, M.D.
Rachel E. Beard, MD, is fellowship-trained in surgical oncology and in surgery of the liver, pancreas, and biliary tract. She is an assistant professor of surgery at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Her research focuses on minimally invasive approaches to liver and pancreas surgery and immunotherapy for the treatment of widespread malignancies….