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Diabetes: Increasing Understanding Of How To Control Islet Cell Growth
February 17, 2009 The molecular mechanism of how a protein determines the fate of the cells that make and release insulin have been identified in new ... > full story -
Nanoscopic Changes To Pancreatic Cells Reveal Cancer
February 13, 2009 Scientists have developed a way to examine cell biopsies and detect never-before-seen signs of early-stage pancreatic cancer, according to a new article. Though the new technique has not yet proven ... > full story -
Surgical Technique Enables Extirpation Of Benign Tumors Of The Pancreas
February 3, 2009 A laparoscopic surgical technique enables extirpation of pancreatic tumors that are benign or of scant, highly localized malignant potential and that preserves the function of the organ to the ... > full story -
Pancreatic Tumor Growth Prevented In Mice By Inhibiting Key Protein
February 1, 2009 Researchers have identified a protein critical for the growth of pancreatic cancer. Blocking the expression of the protein slowed or prevented tumor growth in mice and made cultured cancer cells ... > full story -
Abnormal DNA Repair Genes May Predict Pancreatic Cancer Risk
January 15, 2009 Abnormalities in genes that repair mistakes in DNA replication may help identify people who are at high risk of developing pancreatic cancer, scientists report in Clinical Cancer ... > full story -
Glitches In DNA Repair Genes Predict Prognosis In Pancreatic Cancer
January 13, 2009 Variations in mismatch repair genes can help predict treatment response and prognosis in patients with pancreatic cancer, according to new ... > full story -
Hepatitis C May Increase Pancreatic Cancer Risk
January 13, 2009 A new study shows that infection with hepatitis C virus increases a person's risk for a highly fatal cancer of the biliary tree, the bile carrying pathway between the liver and ... > full story -
Blocking Molecular Pathway With Whimsical Name Possible Therapeutic Target For Pancreatic Cancer
December 14, 2008 A possible new therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer, the most lethal form of human cancer, has been identified in the proteins whose DNA recipe comes from the gene, ... > full story -
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Enzyme May Hold Key To Successfully Treating Pancreatic Cancer With Targeted Immunotherapy
December 1, 2008 An enzyme that is overexpressed in pancreatic cancer cells may hold the key to successfully treating the disease with targeted immunotherapy. The enzyme is ... > full story -
Radiation Before Surgery Improves Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes, Study Shows
November 25, 2008 Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest and most difficult to treat cancers. Now, in a major step forward, researchers have shown that administering radiation therapy prior to surgery nearly ... > full story
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