n a person who is hired to work for another or for a business, firm, etc., in return for payment, (Also called (esp. formerly)) employÃ©. employee association. n an organization, other than a trade union, whose members comprise employees of a single employing organization.
Pancreatic cancer arises when cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a mass. These cancerous cells have the ability to invade other parts of the body. There are a number of types of pancreatic cancer.
Cancer of the pancreas is a genetic disease which means that it is caused by changes (mutations) in DNA. These changes can be inherited (we are born with them) or they can be acquired (they develop after we are born).