Pancreatic cancer

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 effective in achieving...

In this article: Cancer, Surgery, Nausea, Jaundice, Vomiting, University of Michigan, Washington, and Ann Arbor, Mich.

...Couric Batchelor, John M. Couric, Jr., and former Today co-host and present CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric. When she died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 54 on October 18, 2001, her sister Katie Couric gave a eulogy at her funeral,...

In this article: Emily Couric, Katie Couric, and CBS Evening News

Article Date: 20 Nov 2009 - 5:00 PST There are minimal data assessing the relationship between diabetes and gallbladder, biliary and pancreatic cancer. Recent small studies have suggested an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer only in...

In this article: Diabetes mellitus, Cancer, Gallbladder cancer, Type 2 Diabetes, Department of Veterans Affairs, World Journal, and Gastrointestinal cancer

...will be alive after a year. The equivalent figure is 80% for breast cancer patients. Pancreatic cancer hit the headlines earlier this year when it claimed the life of Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze. In Scotland, it is the fifth most...

In this article: Cancer, Breast cancer, Patrick Swayze, Dirty Dancing, and Glasgow

Nov 16 2009 by Madeleine Brindley, Western Mail PANCREATIC Cancer UK states that it can be very difficult to diagnose pancreatic cancer because the organ is so deep within the body. Symptoms also vary depending on the exact location of...

In this article: Cancer, Surgery, Jaundice, Back pain, Cancer Research UK, and Patrick Swayze

Juliana Cartwright's battle with pancreatic cancer Just 3% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer are still alive five years later. At the start of the disease's first national awareness week, Health Editor Madeleine Brindley spoke to...

In this article: Cancer, Erlotinib, Valentine's Day, C.difficile, Surgery, Caesarean section, and Biopsy

GREENSBORO - Researchers found more cases of pancreatic cancer than expected in residents who have lived near the White Street Landfill and a former dump site nearby, a state Department of Health and Human Services analysis shows. The...

In this article: Cancer, Guilford County, Waste, and Multiple myeloma

...College. The event's proceeds benefit the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, a nonprofit that supports pancreatic cancer patients and raises funds for pancreatic cancer research. The walk was organized by Brenda Luper, who lost her mother...

In this article: Cancer, Bellevue College, Surgery, and Macy's

...2009 - 5:00 PST Tiny particles that can carry drugs and target cancer cells may offer treatment hope for those suffering with pancreatic cancer. New research to be presented in November at the American Association of Pharmaceutical...

In this article: Cancer, Medical advice, American Association, Ohio State University, Medical University of South Carolina, American Cancer Society, and FDA

Article Date: 03 Nov 2009 - 3:00 PST Study results: MIT cancer biologists have identified a subpopulation of cells that can give rise to pancreatic cancer. They also found that tumors can form in other, more mature pancreatic cell types,...

In this article: MIT, Cancer, Medical advice, and Inflammation