Claimant - A person who makes an insurance claim. Closed practice - A primary care physician who is not accepting new patients. Note: Even if your physician is on the HMO or PPO list, call to see if the practice is still open for accepting new HMO or PPO participants.
Type 1 AIP is also called IgG4-related pancreatitis and is part of a disease called IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) that often affects multiple organs including the pancreas, bile ducts in the liver, salivary glands, kidneys and lymph nodes.
1 Smoking and health history can affect the risk of pancreatic cancer. 2  Signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer include jaundice, pain, and weight loss. 3  Pancreatic cancer is difficult to detect (find) and diagnose early. 4  Tests that examine the pancreas are used to detect (find), diagnose, and stage pancreatic cancer. Smoking and health history can affect the risk of pancreatic cancer. 2  Signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer include jaundice, pain, and weight loss. 3  Pancreatic cancer is difficult to detect (find) and diagnose early. 4  Tests that examine the pancreas are used to detect (find), diagnose, and stage pancreatic cancer.