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Endoscopic Ultrasound Highly Accurate In Evaluating Ambiguous Radiographic Findings Of The Pancreas
August 27, 2008 Researchers report that endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) are 99.1 percent accurate in diagnosing pancreatic neoplasms (abnormal growths or ... > full story -
New Gene Therapy Kills Pancreatic Cancer Cells
August 5, 2008 Researchers report promising results for a new chemoprevention gene therapy for preventing and treating pancreatic cancer, one of the most lethal and treatment-resistant forms of ... > full story -
Checking More Lymph Nodes Linked To Cancer Patient Survival
July 21, 2008 Why do patients with gastric or pancreatic cancer live longer when they are treated at cancer centers or high-volume hospitals than patients treated at low-volume or community hospitals? New research ... > full story -
TG2 Identified As Potential Therapeutic Target In Chemo-Resistant Ovarian Cancer
July 15, 2008 Researchers connect overexpression of tissue type transglutaminase with poor prognosis in ovarian cancer, identify the relevant pathway, and shut TG2 down with an siRNA liposomal nanoparticle. They ... > full story -
Cellular Self-Eating Promotes Pancreatitis
June 30, 2008 To survive tough times, cells sometimes resort to a form of self-cannibalism called autophagy. But autophagy can have a down side, destroying the pancreas by prematurely activating a digestive ... > full story -
Promising Chinese Herbal Targets Identified For Acute Pancreatitis
June 17, 2008 Researchers have determined the genetic treatment mechanism of Chaiqinchengqi decoction, which is a basic Chinese herbal compound commonly used in the treatment of acute pancreatitis. It can ... > full story -
Biomarkers Of Early-Stage Pancreatic Cancer In Mice And Man Identified
June 10, 2008 Researchers have identified a panel of proteins linked to early development of pancreatic cancer in mice that applies also to early stages of the disease in humans -- a breakthrough that brings ... > full story -
New Treatment Combination Safe For Pancreatic Cancer Patients
June 2, 2008 Treating pancreatic cancer with a combination of chemotherapy, biotherapy and radiotherapy prior to surgery is safe and may be beneficial for patients, according to a new study. In the preliminary ... > full story -
New Discovery May Lead To Early Cancer Detection
May 22, 2008 Researchers are shining a new ray of hope on patients with pancreatic cancer. They've developed new reagents, or antibodies, that can recognize this often lethal disease. This important discovery may ... > full story -
New Research Improves Early Detection And Survival For Pancreatic Cancer
May 20, 2008 There are new and innovative methods to better understand the risk factors for and improve earlier detection of pancreatic cancer. Specifically, researchers can demonstrate that the development of, ... > full story
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