Tag: Cancer: Pancreatic
Additional Treatments Offer Little Benefit for Pancreatic Cancer
Neither extra chemotherapy drug nor add-on radiation aided longevity in French trial
AACR: Study Ties Oral Bacteria to Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Two strains of oral bacteria -- P. gingivalis and A. actinomycetemcomitans -- linked to higher risk
Researchers Say Pancreatic Cancer Is Four Separate Diseases
Findings may lead to better therapies, team says
ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, Jan. 21-23
The ASCO 2016 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium The American Society of Clinical Oncology's 12th annual Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium was held from Jan. 21 to...
Incretin Use May Up Pancreatic CA Risk, but Only in Short Term
With prolonged use, risk decreased to baseline levels
FDA Approves Onivyde for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
To be used in combination with fluorouracil/leucovorin for advanced disease
Irreversible Electroporation Promising in Pancreatic Cancer
Study found procedure improved survival for people with stage III disease
Antigen Level Signals Response to Chemo for Pancreatic Cancer
Overall survival, time to progression longer with early drop of >10 percent in carbohydrate antigen 19-9
Urine Test May Help ID Pancreatic Cancer Earlier
Elevated levels of three proteins detected in urine of early-stage pancreatic cancer patients
Glypican-1 Protein May Help Identify Pancreatic Cancer Early
But more research is needed before test is used for monitoring or screening, researchers say
