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Targeting Pancreatic Cancer
February 15, 2006 In the March 1 issue, Drs. Johanna Joyce, Douglas Hanahan and colleagues lend new insight into how broad-spectrum cysteine cathepsin inhibitors combat pancreatic cancer, and provide new data to help ... > full story -
Insulin Levels And Resistance Linked To Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer
December 20, 2005 Higher insulin concentrations and insulin resistance are associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer in men, according to a study in the December 14 issue of ... > full story -
Pancreatic Cancer Linked To Insulin Resistance In Male Smokers
December 16, 2005 A new study led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, shows for the first time that male smokers with the highest insulin levels are twice ... > full story -
New Treatment For Pancreatic Cancer Allows Life-Saving Surgery
December 6, 2005 A new treatment for pancreatic cancer developed by clinical researchers of Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center substantially reduces the size of tumors and lowers the ... > full story -
Gemcitabine And Capecitabine Improved Overall Survival In Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
November 3, 2005 The prognosis of pancreatic cancer is poor but new therapies such as gemcitabine have contributed to improving the outcome for patients. Data presented at the 13th European Conference (ECCO) revealed ... > full story -
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Finds Possible Genetic Link To Pancreatic Cancer
October 21, 2005 Mayo Clinic researchers have found the risk of developing pancreatic cancer at a young age (under 60) to be twice as high for people who carry a mutation of the gene that causes cystic fibrosis, ... > full story -
Scientists Develop Screening Method For Pancreatic Cancer
September 21, 2005 Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found a way of identifying families at high risk of pancreatic ... > full story -
High-Vegetable Diet Linked To Protection Against Pancreatic Cancer
September 18, 2005 In one of the largest studies of its kind, UCSF researchers have found that eating lots of fruits and vegetables - particularly vegetables - is associated with about a 50 percent reduction in the ... > full story -
3D MRI Useful In Detecting Most Lethal Of All Major Cancers
September 7, 2005 3D MRI can detect pancreatic cancer when it is smaller and patients have a greater likelihood of survival, a new study ... > full story -
Breast Cancer Gene Increases Risk Of Several Cancers In Men
September 6, 2005 A genetic mutation implicated in an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancers also significantly increases the risk of pancreatic and prostate cancers in men, finds research in the Journal of ... > full story
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