The new study, which was released in Nature Communications, explains how specific gene mutations cause pancreatic cancer to proliferate uncontrollably by turning on a "super-enhancer" that activates other genes.
A novel cell signalling route was discovered by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Centre that may one day be used as a therapeutic target for people with aggressive pancreatic cancer.
A molecular mechanism important for the development of pancreatic cancers has been found by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. The mechanism could possibly contribute to the disease's great resistance to treatment and proclivity for metastasis.
Cambridge [England], January 26 (ANI): If outside factors like exposure to pesticides, smog and pollution weren't enough, internal factors like faulty versions of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, have now been linked to several other cancers, including those that affect men.
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 29 (ANI): The different types of bacteria living on the tongue can distinguish patients with early pancreatic cancers from healthy individuals, according to results from a new study published in the Journal of Oral Microbiology.