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Researchers find new genetic cause for pancreatic cancer
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Study revealed the possible cause of pancreatic cancer. The findings hold implications for the targeted treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), which accounts for the vast majority of all pancreatic tumors and is the fourth-leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide.
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Cancer fighting nanoparticles deliver a chemotherapy drug, immunotherapy:
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers found and developed nanoparticles that simultaneously carry chemotherapy and a new immunotherapy. Chemotherapy is a pillar of cancer treatment, but residual cancer cells can persist and cause tumor relapse.
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'Game of Thrones' actor Wilko Johnson passes away at 75
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
He received a late-stage pancreatic cancer diagnosis in 2013 and was given 10 months to live. He chose not to receive treatment. Then, after his 'Game of Thrones' part was cut short, he embarked on a farewell tour and collaborated with Roger Daltrey to create a goodbye album in 2014. Late
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Study: Gel-like, radioactive tumour implant obliterates pancreatic cancer
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 22 (ANI): Biomedical engineers have demonstrated the most effective treatment for pancreatic cancer in mouse models ever recorded. While most mouse trials consider simply halting growth a success, the new treatment completely eliminated tumors in 80% of mice across s
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Research: Two medications reverse critical pancreatic cancer step in lab
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Florida [US], October 20 (ANI): Oftentimes, pancreatic cancer is a silent illness. It can spread to other organs and advance unchecked if there are no symptoms.
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Researchers uncover flaws in pancreatic cancer detection procedure
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], October 16 (ANI): Researchers discovered how pancreatic cancer tumours are being missed in CT and MRI scans, decreasing the window for life-saving curative surgery.
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Researchers reveal failures in process of detecting pancreatic cancer
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], October 11 (ANI): Researchers revealed how pancreatic cancer tumours are being overlooked on CT and MRI scans, reducing the window for life-saving curative surgery.
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Survival rates for deadliest types of pancreatic cancer vary: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
San Diego [US], October 6 (ANI): The most prevalent and fatal kind of pancreatic cancer is pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). PDAC patients have a 5-year survival rate of only 7.1 per cent.
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Researchers explain the cause of autoimmunity in patients with type 1 diab
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease in which the pancreas makes little or no insulin. The details of the events that occur during autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic beta-cells have been studied extensively yet the mystery of what causes a
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Pancreatic cancer linked to obesity may be fueled by stress granules
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): Because it causes an ongoing inflammatory condition, obesity is known to increase the chance of developing at least 13 different forms of cancer. One scientist has questioned whether there is more to the story than simply inflammation for years.
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Study sheds light on progression of pancreatic cancer
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 26 (ANI): A detailed analysis of pancreatic cancer by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has revealed details of two key transition points in the development of these tumours the shift from normal cells to precancerous cells and the c
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Jessica Klein, writer and producer of 'Beverly Hills, 90210,' passed away
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): Jessica Klein, an award-winning television writer and producer who worked on "Beverly Hills, 90210" for six seasons, died of pancreatic cancer on July 13 at her Beverly Hills home. She was 66.
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