Save
Email
Print
Share
RSSBrowse News Stories
51 to 60 of 345 stories
view headlines only
-
Scientists Identify More Than 500 Genes That May Cause Pancreatic Cancer
March 12, 2012 — Scientists have identified more than 500 genes that may cause or contribute to the development of pancreatic cancer. This particularly deadly disease has a 1-in-20 survival rate after five years, ... > full story -
Tortoise and the Hare: New Drug Stops Rushing Cancer Cells, Slow and Steady Healthy Cells Unharmed
March 2, 2012 — The American Cancer Society estimates that 44,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer will be diagnosed this year and that 37,000 people will die from the disease. These are not strong odds. A new drug, ... > full story -
First Prospective Analysis Links Breast and Pancreatic Cancer Risk With Lynch Syndrome
February 13, 2012 — Summary of the first prospective study to provide strong evidence of increased breast and pancreatic cancer risk in individuals with Lynch syndrome, who carry certain inherited genetic mutations in ... > full story -
Cancer Vaccine? Vaccine Prolongs Life of Patients With Pancreatic Cancer, Expert Says
February 1, 2012 — A medical researcher has developed a cancer vaccine that can prolong the life expectancy of patients with pancreatic cancer. Now he is testing a new vaccine that hopefully is able to kill all types ... > full story -
Gene Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Growth
January 31, 2012 — A mutant protein found in nearly all pancreatic cancers plays a role not only in the cancer’s development but in its continued growth, according to a new study. The finding suggests a possible ... > full story -
Cell Tracking Allows Researchers to See Metastasis of Pancreatic Cancer in Action
January 19, 2012 — Penn researchers have discovered that pancreatic cancer cells in an animal model begin to spread before clinically obvious tumor tissue is detected. What’s more, they showed that inflammation ... > full story -
Stem Cell Therapy Reverses Diabetes: Stem Cells from Cord Blood Used to Re-Educate Diabetic's Own T Cells
January 9, 2012 — Type 1 diabetes is caused by the body's own immune system attacking its pancreatic islet beta cells and requires daily injections of insulin to regulate the patient's blood glucose levels. A new ... > full story -
Protein Complex Plays Role in Suppressing Pancreatic Tumors
January 9, 2012 — A well-known protein complex responsible for controlling how DNA is expressed plays a previously unsuspected role in preventing pancreatic cancer, according to ... > full story -
Gene Identified in Increasing Pancreatic Cancer Risk
December 29, 2011 — Mutations in the ATM gene may increase the hereditary risk for pancreatic cancer, according to new ... > full story -
Simple Test to Help Diagnose Bowel and Pancreatic Cancer Could Save Thousands of Lives
December 14, 2011 — A simple online calculator could offer family GPs a powerful new tool in tackling two of the most deadly forms of cancer, say ... > full story
Search ScienceDaily
Number of stories in archives: 137,088
more 
