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Pancreatic Tumors Are Marked for Immunotherapy
November 30, 2009 — Pancreatic tumors can be identified by a readily detectable marker that shows promise as a basis for immune therapy against the disease, according to new ... > full story -
Rare Pancreatic Cancer Patients May Live Longer When Treated With Radiation Therapy
November 20, 2009 — Radiation therapy is effective in achieving local control and palliation in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, despite such tumors being commonly considered resistant to radiation ... > full story -
Is Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus a Risk Factor for Gallbladder, Biliary and Pancreatic Cancer?
November 19, 2009 — Presently, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with cardiovascular complications, and also with several cancers. A research group from USA has investigated the association of gallbladder, ... > full story -
Pancreatic Cancer: Discovery Offers Potential New Treatment
November 2, 2009 — Tiny particles that can carry drugs and target cancer cells may offer treatment hope for those suffering with pancreatic cancer. New research reveals that tumor-penetrating microparticles (TPM) have ... > full story -
Possible Origins Of Pancreatic Cancer Revealed
November 2, 2009 — Cancer biologists have identified a subpopulation of cells that can give rise to pancreatic cancer. They also found that tumors can form in other, more mature pancreatic cell types, but only when ... > full story -
Hepatitis B Does Not Increase Risk For Pancreatic Cancer
October 31, 2009 — A new study found that hepatitis B does not increase the risk for pancreatic cancer -- and that only age is a contributing factor. The results contradict a previous study in 2008 that suggested a ... > full story -
A Case Of Post-Gastrectomy Acute Pancreatitis
October 16, 2009 — A clinical research team from Taiwan reported a case of asymptomatic pancreatic divisum who underwent palliative subtotal gastrectomy for an advanced gastric cancer with liver metastasis. They ... > full story -
New Drug Aims To 'Seek And Destroy' Many Types Of Cancer
October 5, 2009 — A new drug designed to "seek and destroy" common cancers is being tested. The Phase I clinical trial is designed to evaluate the safety of EP-100 in adult patients with solid tumors whose tumor ... > full story -
Pancreatic Cancer: Researchers Find Drug That Reverses Resistance To Chemotherapy
September 24, 2009 — For the first time researchers have shown that by inhibiting the action of an enzyme called TAK-1, it is possible to make pancreatic cancer cells sensitive to chemotherapy, opening the way for the ... > full story -
Pancreatic Fat Levels May Help Predict Diabetes
September 22, 2009 — Researchers have long suspected that overweight people tend to have large fat deposits in their pancreases, but they've been unable to confirm or calculate how much fat resides there because of the ... > full story
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