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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 -
New Diabetes Treatment? New Source Of Insulin-Producing Cells Identified
November 24, 2008 — Researchers have shown that insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells can form after birth or after injury from progenitor cells within the pancreas that were not beta ... > full story -
Achilles' Heel Of Pancreatic Cancer Discovered
November 6, 2008 — Researchers have discovered a metabolic deficiency in pancreatic cancer cells that can be used to slow the progress of the deadliest of all ... > full story -
Half-Broken Gene Is Enough To Cause Cancer
November 3, 2008 — Tumor suppressor genes do not necessarily require both alleles to be knocked out before disease phenotypes are expressed. Only one allele of SMAD4 has to be damaged to put a person at risk of ... > full story -
Potential Non-Invasive Optical Detection Of Pancreatic Cancer
October 10, 2008 — Researchers are investigating whether tissue optical spectroscopy can be employed for early cancer detection in the pancreas during minimally-invasive endoscopic diagnostic ... > full story -
Women Require Less Tobacco Exposure Than Men To Increase Colon Cancer Risk
October 6, 2008 — While smoking poses a health threat to both men and women, women require less tobacco exposure than men to have a significant increased risk for colorectal cancer, according to new research. In a ... > full story -
Hepatitis B Exposure May Increase Risk For Pancreatic Cancer
September 29, 2008 — Researchers have discovered that exposure to the hepatitis B virus may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer. The study also suggests that patients with this lethal form of cancer treated with ... > full story -
Promising Approach In Prevention And Treatment Of Pancreatic Cancer
September 25, 2008 — Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal human cancers and continues to be a major unsolved health problem. The overexpression of the epidermal growth factor receptor and its ligands correlates ... > full story -
What Is The Biological Feature Of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Stem Cells?
September 24, 2008 — Scientists from China have isolated CD44+CD24+ subpopulation cells which have properties of tumor stem cells. Because cancer stem cells are thought to be responsible for tumor initiation, it may be a ... > full story -
Scientists Deliver Toxic Genes To Effectively Kill Pancreatic Cancer Cells
September 23, 2008 — Investigators have achieved a substantial "kill" of pancreatic cancer cells by using nanoparticles to successfully deliver a deadly diphtheria toxin gene. The findings reflect the first time this ... > full story
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