Pancreatic Cancer News

Hormone-related tumors in transsexuals receiving treatment with cross-sex hormones : A. Mueller, L. Gooren : European Journal of Endocrinology, Vol 159, Issue 3, 197-202 : There are so far only a few cases of hormone-related cancer in transsexuals.

A Scottish pharmaceuticals firm hopes to be able to develop a pioneering treatment for pancreatic cancer after signing deals that will allow it to combine the technologies developed by two world-leading research institutions.

Washington, Dec 2 : Scientists at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Centre have identified a chemical compound that will turn ineffective new cancer drugs into cancer-fighters. Patented chemical compound called SHetA2, say researchers will work with several cancers, including lung, kidney, ovarian, colon and pancreatic cancer.

Pancreatic cancer is a disease in which normal cells in the pancreas malfunction and begin to grow uncontrollably.

Their new study appears in the journal Gynecologic Oncology . "This discovery means that we can use our non-toxic cancer prevention pill to improve treatment for people who already have cancer," said Doris Mangiaracina Benbrook, Ph.D., principal investigator on the project.

Main Category: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Esophageal cancer occurs in the esophagus which is a long hollow tube that runs from the throat to the stomach.

A new test puts doctors one step closer to distinguishing between pancreatic cancer and a troublesome inflammation of the organ called autoimmune pancreatitis.

Analyst Report ) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted the amended Biologics License Application for Provenge, a therapeutic vaccine for the treatment of prostate cancer in men.

Community Cancer Fund Director Debra Roberson stands with Mike Chilcutt during the fund's Bar-B-Que for Cancer benefit last month.

The gastric cardiac adenocarcinoma is a very rare disease. In recent decades, however, the incidence of the GCA has increased dramatically in many Western countries.

BCBR Article Clovis to develop Clavis cancer drug By Business Report Staff November 24, 2009 -- BOULDER - Clovis Oncology Inc.

Researchers in Italy said on Wednesday they have developed a test that identifies most people with autoimmune pancreatitis, which could make it easier for doctors to distinguish it from pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest types of cancer.

24 November 2009 -Clavis Pharma ASA , the clinical stage oncology focused pharmaceutical company, and Clovis Oncology, Inc., the newly formed oncology company led by former Pharmion Corporation executives, announced today an agreement for the further development and commercialisation of the Clavis Pharma drug candidate, CP-4126, currently in Phase ...

Abstract Background: Despite having a dramatically larger surface area than the large intestine, the small intestine is an infrequent site for the development of adenocarcinoma.

In the November issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy , a study out of Stanford University found that Barrett's esophagus was detected in six percent of asymptomatic women undergoing endoscopic screening.

Relation of Final Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Level and Outcome Following Parathyroidectomy Keith S. Heller, MD ; Sheila N. Blumberg, MD Objective To determine if final intraoperative parathyroid hormone level predicts those at risk for recurrence after parathyroidectomy.

Main Category: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Article Date: 21 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST Dendreon Corporation announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration provided written acknowledgement that the Company's amended Biologics ...

Radiation therapy is effective in achieving local control and palliation in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors , despite such tumors being commonly considered resistant to radiation therapy, according to a largest of its kind study in the November 15 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official ...

There are minimal data assessing the relationship between diabetes with gallbladder, biliary and pancreatic cancer.

Caption: Patrick Swayze and wife on the red carpet during the second day of the celebration for the grand opening of Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.