Pancreatic Cancer

Houston doctors make arm do job of pancreas

chron.com     Aug 19, 2008   4 related          

Prouty has chronic pancreatitis. Doctors at The Methodist Hospital are experimenting with a new treatment for the diseased or injured pancreas in which they remove the organ and implant its insulin-producing cells in the...                    

Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors: Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors.

biowizard.com     Aug 18, 2008          

Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pancreatic endocrine tumors (PETs) have long fascinated clinicians and investigators despite their relative rarity. Their...                    

Despite cancer, Swayze's still lighting up

nydailynews.com     Aug 18, 2008   6 related          

Patrick Swayze is still smoking, despite his battle with cancer. The veteran actor, who announced in January that he has pancreatic cancer, has been photographed puffing away on the set of his new A&E TV series, "The Beast."                    

Please Pray

godmadeplaydough.blogspot.com     Aug 18, 2008          

Please pray for Ryan's Mom today as she is having a major surgery to remove a possibly cancerous tumor from her pancreas. The surgery is seven plus hours. I will be home watching my nephews and the girls so Ryan and his sisters...                    

Sick Swayze is still smoking

thesun.co.uk     Aug 18, 2008          

HE may be as frail as a Ghost - but that hasn't shocked PATRICK SWAYZE into quitting the fags. The Dirty Dancing hunk is still tabbing away despite fighting pancreatic cancer since January. Golden Globe-nominee Pat recently...                    

PancreaticCancerIndia.com launched to build awareness on pancreatic cancer

alootechie.net     Aug 18, 2008          

A group of oncology experts in India have launched PancreaticCancerIndia.com, an online platform for building awareness on pancreatic cancer and periampullary tumors in patients and care givers as well as healthcare professionals.                    

TGA investigates Gardasil-pancreatitis link

yahoo.com     Aug 17, 2008   1 related          

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) says it is investigating whether there is any link between the cervical cancer vaccine and pancreatic disease. A spokeswoman for the TGA says it is examining the cases of three women...                    

Pancreatic Cancer

medicinenet.com     Aug 15, 2008   1 related          

The pancreas The pancreas is a gland located deep in the abdomen between the stomach and the spine (backbone). Understanding pancreatic cancer Cancer is a group of many related diseases. Cells make up tissues, and tissues make...                    

Scientists pinpoint small rare tumours

swissinfo.ch     Aug 15, 2008          

Pancreatic insulinomas are rare but can be fatal (wikipedia.org) The search for hard-to-find tumours called insulinomas has been made easier thanks to a discovery by researchers in Bern and Basel. Surgery has already been...                    

Several benefits to help local mother with cancer

gosanangelo.com     Aug 14, 2008          

Incurable and terminal are two words Jackie Moreno didn't want to hear. Her sister, 28-year-old Carolyn "Carrie" Rodriguez, looks healthy and happy in pictures posted on a Web site her family set up. She posed with her husband,...