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Pancreatic Cancer Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Pancreatic Cancer.

Results 1 - 20 of 1,335 in Pancreatic Cancer

  1. KBA approves $4M in financingRead the original story

    Monday | Kansas City Business Journal

    ... M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas . The research is intended to improve the treatment of pancreatic cancer using a new gene therapy based on umbilical cord stem cells. Nanoscale of Manhattan was awarded $375,000 as a partial match ...

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    Related Topix: Kansas, University of Kansas, Kansas State University, Health, Small Business, Personal Finance

  2. Natural Cancer Therapies

    Monday | Examiner.com

    ... cancerous) growth are nearly impossible to detect without special tests and training. In the case of pancreatic cancer, for example, there is little to no pain involved as the first malignant cells form around the organ. As the tumor becomes more ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Breast Cancer, Circulation, Colorectal Health, Colon Cancer, Oncology

  3. RN Organizes Husband's Recovery ProcessRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Nov 2 | Nurse.com

    I pictured the progress of my husband's illness as a gathering of dark clouds that closed off any avenue of light, clusters of heavy, tentative drops, a downpour held in suspension for months.

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    Related Topix: Esophageal Cancer, Health

  4. Bioscience authority awards almost $4 million for projectsRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | The Wichita Eagle

    ... KBA funding: * Kansas State University will receive $500,000 for collaborative research for treatment of pancreatic cancer, using new gene therapy based on umbilical cord stem cells. * Manhattan-based Nanoscale will receive $375,000 as partial match ...

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    Related Topix: University of Kansas, Kansas State University

  5. Expression of gemcitabine- and cisplatin-related genes in non-small-cell lung cancerRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | Nature Publishing Group

    E-mail: francesca.toffalorio@ieo.it 7 These authors contributed equally to this work.

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    Related Topix: Health, Lung Cancer, Science, Pharmacology, Italy, World News, Pisa, Italy, Toscana, Italy, Milan, Italy, Lombardia, Italy, Oncology, Medicine

  6. Molecular Targets And Cancer Therapeutics International ConferenceRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | Medical News Today

    ... for Cancer Research will host several press briefings: "Drugs in the Pipeline," "Emerging Therapies in Pancreatic Cancer" and "Markers of Prognosis." Source: Jeremy Moore American Association for Cancer Research Latest Videos for Cancer Living with ...

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    Related Topix: Oncology, Medicine, Biology, Science, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry

  7. Organ Lessons: The PancreasRead the original story w/Photo

    16 hrs ago | Fitsugar

    ... kind. I'm going to teach you about your internal organs, starting with the pancreas . November is National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month , devoted to educating people about the disease that took the life of Patrick Swayze earlier this year . If ...

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    Related Topix: Health, Medicine, Diabetes

  8. Girls Soccer PreviewRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | News Press

    ... Sentinels were dealt a tough blow when their beloved coach Francois Prudhomme DeLodder died suddenly of pancreatic cancer during the offseason. DeLodder led ECS to a 17-7-1 record and a district title last year and the girls have decided to keep ...

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    Related Topix: High School Sports, Florida High School Sports

  9. Nurse practitioners recognized this weekRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | MyCentralJersey.com

    ... Breast Cancer Center, as well as the Melanoma and Sarcoma Unit. According to the American Cancer Society, pancreatic cancer is the fourth-leading cancer killer in the country, with nearly 42,500 new cases expected and more than 35,000 deaths by ...

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    Related Topix: New Brunswick, NJ, Oncology, Medicine, Health, Lung Cancer

  10. Go Heavy on Healthy SpicesRead the original story w/Photo

    20 hrs ago | KXTV

    ... is great for inflammation. It's also very good for heart conditions, and now they're talking about pancreatic cancer, how it's actually used in double-blind placebo studies to help stabilize pancreatic cancer," said Okie. "In India, they say there's ...

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  11. Genetic susceptibility study for Barrett's esophagus and esophageal...Read the original story

    Saturday Oct 31 | Medical News

    Thomas Vaughan, M.D., head of the Epidemiology Program in the Public Health Sciences Division of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, has received a three-year, $7.9 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study genetic susceptibility for Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma, a rapidly fatal cancer whose incidence has ...

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    Related Topix: Health, Australia, Brisbane, Australia, World News, Queensland, Australia

  12. Pancreatic cancer survivor encourages other victimsRead the original story

    Monday | The Philadelphia Tribune

    ... in Africa if I survived, but I would talk in Everett," she said. Miner was diagnosed with stage 3 pancreatic cancer in February 2007. After an unsuccessful surgery, doctors told her the best place to receive radiation treatments and chemotherapy was ...

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    Related Topix: Health

  13. Rexahna s ArchexinTM Recognized as One of Windhovera s Top 10 Most Promising Oncology ProductsRead the original story

    Monday | Business Wire

    ... Officer of Rexahn. "Archexin has the potential to become an important therapeutic for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, which has a mortality rate of almost 100%. We look forward to 2010 when we expect preliminary human data from our ongoing Phase ...

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    Related Topix: Oncology, Medicine, Biotech, Science / Technology

  14. Vitamins tied to tumors?Read the original story

    Monday | MySanAntonio.com

    I have a friend who just had surgery for pancreatic cancer. The tumor was not removed due to its location.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Surgery, Health, Oncology, Opinion

  15. Blog: News on Jay GallagherRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday | PressConnects.com

    Jay Gallagher, who covered state government for The Ithaca Journal and other Gannett newspapers for 25 years, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer June 17, 2009.

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    Related Topix: Health

  16. Lecture: Advances in the Treatment of Pancreatic CancerRead the original story

    Sunday | Connect Savannah

    Steven Brower, M.D., a renowned pancreatic cancer surgeon and director of the Anderson Cancer Institute, will discuss pancreatic cancer and advances in treating this challenging disease.

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    Related Topix: Health, Events

  17. My War on CancerRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday | TheDailyBeast.com

    ... Let's examine that statement. Extending life... all right, let's look at the great "strides" made toward pancreatic cancer. The drug Gemzar is touted as the panacea for this deadly disease. Gemzar has been compared to the previous "best" chemo for ...

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    Related Topix: Health

  18. Letters: The faith of our founding fathers: in contextRead the original story

    Sunday | Star-Progress

    ... the bed" due to overcrowding. I am, unfortunately, now dealing with my brother being terminally ill with pancreatic cancer, but he lives in California and is going through the U.S. system. He is only 58 and is getting phenomenal care and his health ...

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    Related Topix: Lake Forest, CA, Medicine, Nursing, Chino Hills, CA, Opinion

  19. Association of survival and disease progression with chromosomal...Read the original story

    Sunday | CiteULike

    Abstract 10.1073/pnas.0902232106 During disease progression the cells that comprise solid malignancies undergo significant changes in gene copy number and chromosome structure.

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    Related Topix: Colorectal Health, Medicine, Health

  20. Pancreatic fluid profilingRead the original story

    Sunday | GastroHep.com News

    ... available and custom designed multiplex assays were performed using a biomarker panel developed for pancreatic cancer. Differential protein expression was compared between the 3 groups for each protein. Unsupervised sample clustering and supervised ...

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    Related Topix: Health