Pancreatic cancer doesn’t just grow—it rewires its surroundings to spread fast, and scientists may have found a way to stop it. Credit: Shutterstock A new study from Brazil, published in the journal Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology , sheds light on how pancreatic cancer gains the ability to spread at an early stage. Researchers found that a protein called periostin, along with stellate cells in the pancreas, plays a crucial role in helping cancer cells invade nearby nerves. This early nerve