Pancreatic Cancer News

A widely used chemotherapy drug causes damage to the brain that can last for years after treatment is completed, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Rochester and published in ...

Diet is one of the major risk factors for cancer in Western societies. But it's not just about what we eat too much of.

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. , a biotechnology company, announced the filing of a provisional U.S. patent application relating to its novel vaccine technology targeting cancer stem cells.

Triphala is commonly used in Ayurvedic medicine to treat variety of diseases; however its mechanism of action remains unexplored.

Alfacell Corporation today announced that a paper published in Cell Cycle reports that ONCONASE targets small interfering RNA , likely within the RNA-induced silencing complex of the RNA interference mechanism.

Women require less tobacco exposure than men to have a significantly higher risk of colorectal cancer, U.S. researchers say.

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Conferences Article Date: 07 Oct 2008 - 4:00 PDT Premier international meeting highlights breakthrough research to defeat cancer before it starts What: To stop ...

Jane Sandlar leads a healthy lifestyle. She exercises daily and keeps to a vegetarian diet.

While smoking poses a health threat to both men and women, women require less tobacco exposure than men to have a significant increased risk for colorectal cancer, according to new research presented at the ...

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 07 Oct 2008 Clavis Pharma ASA announced today that its first oral anticancer drug, called Oral CP-4126, has entered ...

Some bacteria may help protect against the development of a type of esophageal cancer, known as adenocarcinoma, according to a new review of the medical literature.

Conference Call Scheduled for 9:00 AM ET Today -- SEATTLE, October 6, 2008 - Dendreon Corporation announced today that it has completed the planned interim analysis of the Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, ...

Cancer of the esophagus often has a poor survival rate. Dr. Kenneth Chang of University of California Irvine Medical Center and his colleagues conducted a Phase 2 multi-center study on the safety and long-term ...

Recent research suggests that the antioxidant resveratrol, which naturally occurs in grape skins, can weaken pancreatic cancer cells and increase their vulnerability to chemotherapy.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eli Lilly and Company announced today it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the use of Alimta , in combination with cisplatin, in ...

People who receive from a doctor the diagnosis of any type of cancer will often feel emotionally like they've been hit by a car.

Anatomical and perfusion imaging of the thyroid gland was performed in eight healthy volunteers and one patient with functioning adenoma.

Every year in the UK over 7,000 people are diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas.

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The New York Times reports on a study that shows people with pancreatic cancer are more likely than those without the disease to have been infected with the hepatitis B virus.