Dr. Corey Miller (centre) performs an endoscopic procedure to treat a patient who has pancreatic cancer. With his left hand (holding the black device), he guides an endoscope through the patient’s mouth and into the stomach to produce an on screen image of the the nearby tumour. With his right hand (holding the white rod), he delivers a sliver of metal—known as a “source”, which emits alpha particles—into the tumour. Assisting Dr. Miller are Dr. Nicolas Chapelle (left), an Advanced Endoscopy Fellow, and Brandon Ignacz, an Advanced Endoscopy Nurse. (Click on this photo to enlarge it.)
NewsSeptember 2026

Promising outlook for new pancreatic cancer treatment pioneered at the JGH

Henry Mietkiewicz — September 4, 2026
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Clinical trials and further research are under way into the use of endoscopic techniques to embed radioactive materials in tumours.

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