Pancreatic Cancer News

Posted March 19, 2012:

• Scientists Break Through Pancreas Cancer Treatment Barrier

Posted March 12, 2012:

• Scientists Identify More Than 500 Genes That May Cause Pancreatic Cancer

Posted March 2, 2012:

• Tortoise and the Hare: New Drug Stops Rushing Cancer Cells, Slow and Steady Healthy Cells Unharmed

Posted February 13, 2012:

• First Prospective Analysis Links Breast and Pancreatic Cancer Risk With Lynch Syndrome

Posted February 1, 2012:

• Cancer Vaccine? Vaccine Prolongs Life of Patients With Pancreatic Cancer, Expert Says

Posted January 31, 2012:

• Gene Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Growth

Posted January 19, 2012:

• Cell Tracking Allows Researchers to See Metastasis of Pancreatic Cancer in Action

Posted January 9, 2012:

• Stem Cell Therapy Reverses Diabetes: Stem Cells from Cord Blood Used to Re-Educate Diabetic's Own T Cells
• Protein Complex Plays Role in Suppressing Pancreatic Tumors

Posted December 29, 2011:

• Gene Identified in Increasing Pancreatic Cancer Risk

Posted December 14, 2011:

• Simple Test to Help Diagnose Bowel and Pancreatic Cancer Could Save Thousands of Lives

Posted December 11, 2011:

• Rare Genetic Disorder Provides Clues to Development of the Pancreas

Posted November 23, 2011:

• Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Reducing Risk of Cancer, Study Suggests

Posted November 22, 2011:

• Dendritic Cells Protect Against Acute Pancreatitis

Posted November 3, 2011:

• Embryonic Signal Drives Pancreatic Cancer and Offers a Way to Kill It

Posted October 31, 2011:

• Cigarette Smoking's Impact Lingers After Quitting: Current, Former Smokers May Face Impaired Pancreatic Duct Cell Function, Elevated Colorectal Cancer Risk

Posted October 20, 2011:

• Turning Up the Heat to Kill Cancer Cells: The 'Lance Armstrong Effect'

Posted October 12, 2011:

• Certain Mouth Bacteria Signal Pancreatic Cancer, Study Finds

Posted October 6, 2011:

• Neural Stem Cell Transplant May Tackle Diabetes

Posted October 4, 2011:

• Results of New Drug Combination for Pancreatic Cancer Patients

Posted September 20, 2011:

• Costly Blood Clots More Common Than Expected Among Cancer Patients
• Potential of New Nanoparticle Design for Cancer Therapy Demonstrated

Posted September 17, 2011:

• Possible Link Between Two Type 2 Diabetes Drugs and Pancreatic Cancer, New Research Suggests

Posted September 15, 2011:

• EGFR Essential for the Development of Pancreatic Cancer, Study Finds
• Virus Shows Promise for Imaging and Treating Pancreatic Cancer

Posted August 17, 2011:

• Near-Infrared Imaging System Shows Promise as Future Pancreatic Cancer Diagnostic Tool

Posted August 10, 2011:

• Blocking Receptor in Key Hormone Fires Up Enzyme to Kill Pancreatic Cancer Cells

Posted July 25, 2011:

• Screening for Pancreatic Cancer in High-Risk Populations

Posted July 20, 2011:

• Benign or Cancerous? Gene Test Predicts Cancer Potential in Pancreatic Cysts

Posted July 13, 2011:

• Stem Cell 'Memory' Can Boost Insulin Levels

Posted June 30, 2011:

• Telomeres: Two Genes Linked to Why They Stretch in Cancer Cells

Posted June 8, 2011:

• U.S. Researchers Advocate National Strategic Approach to Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines

Posted May 11, 2011:

• New Findings on Noninvasive Test for Pancreatic Cancer

Posted May 9, 2011:

• Oncolytic Viruses Effectively Target and Kill Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells, Research Finds

Posted April 27, 2011:

• Promising Pancreatic Cancer Screening Marker Identified

Posted April 11, 2011:

• Link Between Inflammation and Pancreatic Cancer Discovered

Posted April 4, 2011:

• Aspirin May Lower the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

Posted March 31, 2011:

• US Cancer Death Rates in Decline: Annual Report Focuses on Brain Tumors

Posted March 24, 2011:

• Novel Immune Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer Developed

Posted March 22, 2011:

• Protein Could Be Used to Treat Alcohol Effects on Pancreas

Posted March 15, 2011:

• Malaria Drug Slows Pancreatic Cancer Growth in Mouse Models

Posted March 14, 2011:

• Heavy Drinking Associated With Increased Risk of Death from Pancreatic Cancer

Posted March 9, 2011:

• Synthetic Compound May Lead to Drugs to Fight Pancreatic, Lung Cancer

Posted March 3, 2011:

• Possible New Treatment Strategies for Pancreatic Cancer

Posted February 21, 2011:

• Protein Fuels Inflammation in Pancreatic and Breast Tumors

Posted February 9, 2011:

• Everolimus Improves Progression-Free Survival for Patients With Rare Pancreatic Cancer, Study Finds

Posted January 21, 2011:

• Genetic Code for Form of Pancreatic Cancer Cracked

Posted January 19, 2011:

• Roundworm Unlocks Pancreatic Cancer Pathway

Posted January 13, 2011:

• Overexpression of Repetitive DNA Sequences Discovered in Common Tumor Cells

Posted January 11, 2011:

• Scientists Discover Way to Stop Pancreatic Cancer in Early Stages, Study Suggests

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