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Dendreon Receives FDA Acknowledgement Of Complete Response
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Rare Pancreatic Cancer Patients May Live Longer When Treated With Radiation Therapy
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 ...
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Is type 2 diabetes mellitus a risk factor for gallbladder, biliary and pancreatic cancer?
There are minimal data assessing the relationship between diabetes with gallbladder, biliary and pancreatic cancer.
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Patrick Swayze - Niemi: 'Swayze Knew he Would Die'
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.
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The basics of pancreatic cancer
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THREE Royal Bank of Scotland staff from Prestwich helped to raise thousands of pounds for two worthy charities by climbing Mount Snowdon in memory of a colleague who died earlier this year.
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Woman's diagnosis of pancreatic cancer helped her appreciate what she has and what she wants to do.
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Veteran lodges complaint with VA
An Illinois military veteran has filed a complaint with the VA Iowa City Health Care System over the treatment he received from doctors for his pancreatic cancer.
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Using lentiviral vectors for efficient pancreatic cancer gene therapy
BP 84225, Btiment L3, Haute Garonne, 31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France. E-mail: pierre.cordelier@inserm.fr Received 22 March 2009; Revised 16 June 2009; Accepted 4 September 2009; Published online 13 November 2009.
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Path to Alternative Therapies Is Littered With Obstacles
WHEN Diane Klenke was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer five years ago, she was given three months to live.
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Paradoxical Protein Might Prevent Cancer
One difficulty with fighting cancer cells is that they are similar in many respects to the body's stem cells.
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Paradoxical protein might prevent cancer
One difficulty with fighting cancer cells is that they are similar in many respects to the body's stem cells.
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Grieving family turns to advocacy
This holiday season will be a difficult one for the family of Gena May Holland. It will be the first one without the popular cook's batches of homemade noodles, and chocolate cakes that were a specialty.
A GRANDMOTHER has had her first tattoo at the age of 60 to raise money for charity.
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Cancer is the general name for over 100 medical conditions involving uncontrolled and dangerous cell growth.
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'Never took for granted the greatest blessings in his life'
Theodore Wozek's love for his family, years of hard work and involvement in the village of Worth are on the minds of friends and relatives after his death last week.
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ABRAXANE(R) Receives Orphan Drug Status For The Treatment Of...
Abraxis BioScience, Inc. , a fully integrated biotechnology company, announced that the Office of Orphan Products Development of the Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation to the chemotherapy agent ABRAXANE for Injectable Suspension for the treatment of pancreatic cancer as well as stage IIB-IV melanoma.
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Pancreatic cancer awareness walk planned
To increase awareness of pancreatic cancer in Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Pancreatic Cancer Support Groups will sponsor the Fifth Annual Garden Walk for Pancreatic Cancer Hope and Awareness on Saturday Nov.
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Research links over 100000 cancer cases yearly to obesity
According to new research from the American Institute for Cancer Research, several types of cancer are linked to obesity.
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Pancreatic cancer survivor returns a favor
Tuesday, Margaret Miner spends several hours at the Providence Regional Cancer Partnership.
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