Pancreatic Cancer

Surgery is a viable treatment for pancreatic cancer

In a new study from the University of Arizona, researchers found that patients with stage II pancreatic cancer who are treated with chemotherapy followed...

This plant compound may help pancreatic cancer patients

In a new study from the Translational Genomics Research Institute, researchers found a compound derived from the thunder god vine is able to kill...

This study finds a big cause of common pancreatic cancer

The most common type of pancreatic cancer is pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. This is aggressive cancer that develops from secretory and tubular cells of the pancreas. There...

This study finds a cause of common pancreatic cancer

In a recent study published in Nature Cell Biology, researchers have identified a protein that drives the growth of the most common type of pancreatic...

This study shows a big cause of inflammation in common bowel disease

In a recent study from Weill Cornell Medicine, researchers found a type of gut bacteria that causes intestinal inflammation in patients with Crohn’s disease,...

Scientists find new therapy to kill pancreatic cancer from within

Every 12 minutes, someone in the United States dies of pancreatic cancer, which is often diagnosed late, spreads rapidly, and has a five-year survival...

This new type of diabetes can be an early sign of pancreatic cancer

In a recent study published in Gut, researchers found that type 3c diabetes or pancreatogenic diabetes, could also be an early sign of pancreatic...

This herb may help treat pancreatic cancer, study shows

Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S., annually killing more than 47,000 Americans. In a recent study at the...

New prostate cancer test could avoid unnecessary biopsies

A urine test based on University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center research could have avoided one third of unnecessary prostate cancer biopsies while failing...

This drug is promising against pancreatic and breast cancers

In a new study, researchers developed a new drug ProAgio that is effective at treating pancreatic cancer and prolonging survival. They also found the drug...