Pancreatic Cancer

May Live Longer When Treated With Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapy is effective in achieving local control and palliation in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNTs), despite such tumors being commonly considered resistant to radiation therapy, according to a...

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Pancreatic Cancer Prevention: Recent findings in pancreatic cancer prevention described by...

New investigation results, 'Racial differences in cancer specialist consultation, treatment, and outcomes for locoregional pancreatic adenocarcinoma,' are detailed in a study published in Annals of Surgical Oncology. "Blacks...

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Radiation therapy can boost longevity in rare pancreatic cancer patients

From ANI Washington, Nov 21: People with rare pancreatic cancer, called pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (PNTs), might live longer if treated with radiation therapy, says a study. The researchers found that this method is...

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EUS FNA of a Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor

A 67 year old man was referred for an EUS of an incidental pancreatic mass lesion. His past medical history included a colorectal cancer resected 18 year ago. He was admitted to the hospital 1 month prior to the EUS for one...

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Henry Ford Health System: Hepatitis B does not increase risk for pancreatic cancer

A Henry Ford Hospital study found that hepatitis B does not increase the risk for pancreatic cancer - and that only age is a contributing factor. The results contradict a previous study in 2008 that suggested a link between...

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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. Recent small studies have suggested an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer only in patients with diabetes...

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Lisa Niemi: 'Patrick Swayze Knew He Would Die'

PATRICK SWAYZE began preparing for death from the very first moment he was told of the cancer diagnosis, according to his widow LISA NIEMI. The Ghost star lost his battle with pancreatic cancer in September (09), less than two...

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Donations pour in for Berwick Hills cancer survivor's Kilimanjaro fundraising bid

Nov 19 2009 by Sarah Judd, Evening Gazette A TEESSIDE cancer survivor has been overwhelmed by the generosity of Gazette readers who donated funds towards her Mount Kilimanjaro adventure. Mandy Connor, 41, from Berwick Hills,...

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Pancreatic: the forgotten cancer

Survival rates from pancreatic cancer have not improved in 30 years There have been calls for more funding for research into pancreatic cancer because survival rates have changed little in 40 years. As BBC Scotland's health...

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Joseph Maxwell Abbott

Jack of all trades, master of many. Died Aug. 26 in St. John's of pancreatic cancer, aged 83. From Thursday's Globe and Mail The title of his favourite Newfoundland folk song, Eddie Coffey's Jack of All Trades , is a fitting...

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