Although pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest of all cancers, only one in five U.S. pancreatic cancer patients get a blood test that can help tailor their treatment and predict whether they will have a better or worse outcome, a Mayo Clinic study shows. According to a news release from Mayo, people who test… Continue reading Many Pancreatic-Cancer Patients Don’t Get the Test They Need
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Update on Pancreatic-Cancer Treatments
Scientists are working to develop breakthrough therapies for pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancers affecting both men and women. Pancreatic cancer is a disease that frequently presents no symptoms until it reaches very advanced stages. Surgery is the only chance for a cure, but most patients are not surgical candidates because of the location… Continue reading Update on Pancreatic-Cancer Treatments
Chokeberry Extract May Boost Pancreatic Cancer Drug
The chokeberry, a wild berry native to North America, may strengthen the effectiveness of a chemotherapy drug commonly used to treat pancreatic cancer, according to research done at King’s College Hospital and the University of Southampton in the UK and published online September 17th 2015 in the Journal of Clinical Pathology. A release from the… Continue reading Chokeberry Extract May Boost Pancreatic Cancer Drug
Thunder God Vine Helps Kill Pancreatic Ca Cells
A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer—the fourth most common cause of cancer death in the U.S.—can be devastating. Due in part to aggressive cell replication and tumor growth, pancreatic cancer progresses quickly and has a low five-year survival rate of less than 5 percent.