pancreatic cancer
pancreatic cancer News
Excess body weight may up pancreatic cancer risk
Pancreatic cancer is relatively uncommon, accounting for just over three per cent of all new cancer cases. However, it is an extremely deadly type of cancer, with a five-year survival rate of just 8.5 per cent, researchers said.
Web search queries may help detect pancreatic cancer
In a study, patterns of search queries regarding symptoms were analysed to detect future diagnoses of pancreatic cancer.
Advertising
Diabetes drug slows down growth of pancreatic cancer
Metformin — a commonly used generic medication for type 2 diabetes — decreases the inflammation and fibrosis characteristic of the most common form of pancreatic cancer, the researchers said.
Catch some sun to lower pancreatic cancer risk
Low levels of vitamin D could raise risk of pancreatic cancer as the rates of the disease are the highest in countries with the least amount of sunlight.
New 3-D culture system for pancreatic cancer developed
It provides a way for scientists to grow organoids from biopsy material, which is comparatively easy to obtain.
Bitter treatment: Papaya leaves can fight dengue,cancer
Till date,no medicine has been approved to treat the dengue virus.
Advertising
Romesh Bhandari: Bureaucrat-turned-politician,he courted controversies over friends
Bhandari was reportedly suffering from pancreatic cancer and was under treatment.
Since Nov,Nobel-winning cancer therapy in quiet Indian trials
Fifty-six patients have so far been enrolled for the trials at eight centres across India
A sausage a day ups pancreatic cancer risk by 20 pct: study
Study says eating small amounts of processed meat increases the chance of developing this deadly illness.
Soon,vaccine that can shrink tumours by 80pc!
Vaccine has been developed to train the immune system to distinguish and kill cancer cells.
Advertising