Pancreatic Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass
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06/30/2010 Pancreatic Cancer Q&A Dr. Robert Levin, M.D., Chief of Medical Oncology at Cancer Treatment Centers of America, answers questions about the prevention, treatment and related side effects of pancreatic cancer. Read more at this website... 07/01/2010 Be An Open-minded Skeptic; Consider A Wide Array Of Integrative Medicine Choices Integrative medicine focuses on mind, body and spirit, combining today's cutting-edge treatments with nontraditional techniques and approaches. The June issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter features an in-depth Special Report on this rapidly growing area of medicine, covering mind-body, energy and hands-on therapies. Read more at this website... 07/01/2010 New Study Indicates Significant Improvement In Progression-Free Survival For Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Groundbreaking studies will be presented at the ESMO 12th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer next week in Barcelona, Spain, including exciting new data on treatment for neuroendocrine tumors. Read more at this website... 07/01/2010 Nearly 500 Pancreatic Cancer Advocates Meet With Members Of Congress The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network today hosts its fourth annual Pancreatic Cancer Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C. Nearly 500 advocates, including patients, survivors and loved ones, from across the United States will meet with members of Congress to call for congressional action to ensure progress is made against the fourth leading cause of cancer death in our country by co-sponsoring the Pancreatic Cancer Research and Education Act. Read more at this website... 07/01/2010 New Findings From National Cancer Center Hospital East In The Area Of Pancreatic Cancer Published Scientists discuss in 'A phase II study of induction chemotherapy with gemcitabine plus S-1 followed by chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer' new findings in pancreatic cancer. Read more at this website... 06/24/2010 Researchers From University Of Pittsburgh, Hillman Cancer Center Report Recent Findings In Pancreatic Cancer Researchers detail in 'Chemoprevention strategies for pancreatic cancer,' new data in pancreatic cancer. According to recent research from the United States, Pancreatic cancer has a poor prognosis and is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, which makes it difficult to treat. The low survival rate of patients with pancreatic cancer points towards an increased need for novel therapeutic and chemopreventive strategies and also early detection of this disease. Read more at this website... 06/17/2010 Cysts Hold Clues To Pancreatic Cancer Working with researchers from the University of Michigan and Indiana University, Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) investigators have developed a method that could be used to predict whether pancreatic cysts are benign or are precursors to invasive cancer. Read more at this website... 06/17/2010 Government Moves To Oversee Genetic Tests Aimed At Consumers During a stay at a resort two years ago, Carol Arand purchased $4,000 in genetic tests after a spa physician praised their potential to improve her health. If ever she got sick, Arand reasoned, she could take the results to her doctor. I hoped that this genetic fingerprint could be useful, she said. Read more at this website... 06/17/2010 New Genomic Cancer Care Alliance Formed To Study Whole-Genome Sequencing In Cancer Treatment Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) announced the creation of the Genomic Cancer Care Alliance to help people battling cancer gain access to treatment options found through analysis of their genomic information. Founding partners include Fox Chase Cancer Center, Scripps Genomic Medicine, and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).The announcement came during the Consumer Genetics Conference being held June 2-4 in Boston. Read more at this website... 06/17/2010 Blood-Sugar Lowering Medications May Increase Risk For False Positive Results In Cancer Screenings A study presented at SNM's 57th Annual Meeting suggests that medication ingested to control blood-sugar levels can skew the results of cancer screenings using positron emission tomography (PET), a molecular imaging technique, by increasing absorption in the gut of the PET imaging agent called fluorodeoxyglucose (18F- FDG), which mimics sugar inside the body. Read more at this website... 06/11/2010 Results From A Study Testing Methylphenidate For Cancer-Related Fatigue Indicate That It Is Certainly Not A Panacea But May Be Effective For Some Groups Of Patients Cancer-related fatigue is often a major problem for cancer patients, beginning at diagnosis, during treatment and after completing therapy. Researchers at Mayo Clinic and the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) recently completed a study testing methylphenidate in the treatment of cancer-related fatigue and found that, while it did not improve fatigue for a broad group of patients, the data did not rule out a benefit for those with stage III/IV cancer. Read more at this website... 06/11/2010 Research Conducted At University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences, Medical Has Provided New Information About Obesity Researchers detail in 'Consideration of the food environment in cancer risk reduction,' new data in obesity. According to a study from the United States, Recently, there has been increased attention to the food environment's impact on chronic disease, specifically obesity and cardiovascular disease. Read more at this website... 06/03/2010 Tiny Chemotherapy Bubbles Deliver A One-Two Punch To Knock Out Cancer A new way to deliver cancer-fighting drugs using tiny particles made from lipids and chemotherapy drugs may have the power to knock out malignancies with a one-two punch. The strategy holds promise for patients with many different kinds of cancers. Read more at this website... 06/03/2010 Tumor-Targeted Rexin-G Prolongs Survival In Gemcitabine-Resistant Metastatic Pancreas Cancer In Advanced Phase I And II Studies ASCO 2010 Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation (www.epeiusbiotech.com) announces the results of the clinical study entitled Phase I and II Studies of Intravenous Rexin-G as Monotherapy for Gemcitabine-resistant Metastatic Pancreas Cancer at the ASCO Annual Meeting on June 6, 2010. The presentation will be discussed by Dr. Howard W. Bruckner, Bruckner Oncology, New York, NY. Read more at this website... 05/25/2010 Is Tea As Healthy As Claimed? A few years ago a thirsty Angela Cunningham walked into a convenience store and was disappointed in her choices for a drink. She saw the row of fountain drinks and coolers of other bottled options and wondered about health aspects of them all. She would look at the ingredient list on the labels and found sugars, artificial sweeteners or preservatives and additives she didn't want. Read more at this website... 05/25/2010 The Cancer Preventers Many Don't Know About, Or Want Few people are taking advantage of pills that have been proven to prevent a substantial number of common cancers. If you didn't realize such pills exist, you are not unusual. Which is part of the problem. This barely used arsenal in the war on cancer has grown to four drugs -- two for the breast and two for the prostate gland. The first won federal approval in 1998; the fourth is now seeking approval. Read more at this website... 05/25/2010 Chill Out During Chemo And Maybe Keep Your Hair Carrie Greene's cancer doctor called her on a Saturday morning a few months ago and said he wanted to change her chemotherapy treatment. What do you think about losing your hair, he asked. Greene, 41, who has recurring breast cancer, had already been through that. Twice. One of the worst -- or funniest -- moments came when her 5-year-old daughter yanked off her wig in front of all the kids at day care. Read more at this website... 05/20/2010 Genome Breakthrough Allows Scientists To Identify And Profile Tumor Cells From Very Small Samples Researchers from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in the USA have developed a powerful new technique for analyzing the genome of single tumor cells. The breakthrough allows them to study in fine detail the biology of how tumors develop and has the potential to help doctors identify dangerous tumor cells from small samples such as fine-needle biopsies from the prostate or a non-invasive lesion in the breast, Read more at this website... 05/20/2010 Investigators At Stanford University Zero In On Immunization A new study, 'Utility of influenza vaccination for oncology patients,' is now available. Every fall and winter, patients with cancer and their families ask oncologists whether they should be vaccinated for influenza. This season, with escalating concerns regarding the novel H1N1 influenza virus and its recently approved vaccine, this question has become more frequent and increasingly urgent, scientists in the United States report. Read more at this website... 05/20/2010 Studies From University Of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Reveal New Findings On Bone Research New investigation results, 'Cancer therapies and bone health,' are detailed in a study published in Current Rheumatology Reports. According to recent research from the United States, Cancer patients are at risk for adverse events involving bone. Metastasis of cancer to bone and primary bone tumors can compromise the integrity of bone. Read more at this website... |
