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Scientists Create “Time Machine” Made of Human Cells To Reverse Pancreatic Cancer Progression
a “time machine” built by Purdue University engineers has shown a way to reverse the course of cancer before it spreads throughout the pancreas.
December 2021
Advances in Treatment
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Help doctors predict, diagnose, and precisely treat cancer
December 2021
Bariatric Surgery May Reduce Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Weightloss surgery study saw decreased cases of cancer.
December 2021
2020 Advances in Pancreatic Cancer Recap
In 2020, important advances were made across three major frontiers of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) research: risk factors, therapeutic resistance and tumor recurrence.
January 2021
Pancreatic Cancer and Immunotherapy
Elizabeth M. Jaffee, M.D., deputy director of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses immunotherapy in this video.
January 2021
January is Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials Awareness Month
Read this excellent resource written by PanCan, on clinical trials for individuals with pancreatic cancer.
January 2021
Discovery could be starting Point for New PC Treatments
New research has shown that an antibody that neutralies Netrin-zG1 was able to stunt the progression of pancreatic tumors in mice, demonstrating the potential of this new route to developing new drugs.
November 2020
5-Year Cancer Survival Rates
The American Cancer Society relies on information from the SEER database, maintained by the National Cancer Institute, to provide survival statistics for different types of cancer.
November 2020
Brain protein could be starting point for new treatments for pancreatic cancer
Researchers have discovered that a protein thought to only be involved in the development of neurons in the brain also plays a major role in the development and growth of pancreatic cancer.
November 2020
Pancreatic Cancer Cells Hijack Basic Cell Mechanism to Evade Immunotherapy
Pancreatic cancer cells use a normal waste removal process to hide tags on their surfaces that would otherwise let the immune system destroy them
May 2020
A 'switch' that turns autoimmunity drugs into powerful anti-cancer treatments
Scientists have discovered a way to transform antibody drugs previously developed to treat autoimmunity into antibodies with powerful anti-cancer activity through a simple molecular ‘switch’.
May 2020
Why Did My Cancer Spread?
Scientists have long struggled to understand what drives a tumor to seed itself elsewhere in the body. New research implicates own pre-existing genetics.
May 2020
Pancreatic Cancer Man in Remission Goes on Ride of a Lifetime
A man living with pancreatic cancer does not let anything slow him down, including his 8-year road trip.
April 2020
Living a Full Life With Pancreatic Cancer
A positive mindset is helping Marsha Edwards life each day to the fullest.
April 2020
Columbia Study Identifies Possible Way To Starve Pancreatic Cancer Cells
The compound starves tumors of an amino acid, cysteine, which was found to be critical to the survival of pancreatic cancer cells.
April 2020
Access Clinical Trials
With Bolder Science, you can access emerging science and clinical trials worldwide and personalize your search experience. Bolder science, brighter hope.
April 2020
Pancreatic Cancer Conference Planned for September 2020
The seventh AACR Special Conference on pancreatic cancer will showcase many of the cutting-edge discoveries in research and treatment.
April 2020
Poisoning Pancreatic Cancer Cells
UK Scientists have discovered how switching off the cancer’s energy supply causes the pancreatic cancer cells to become ‘poisoned’ by an irreversible build-up of calcium.
What Pancreatic Cancer Patients Should Know About Covid 19
Be smart and take the steps to prevent yourself and others
April 2020
Pancreatic Cancer Conference Planned for September 2020
The seventh AACR Special Conference on pancreatic cancer will showcase many of the cutting-edge discoveries in research and treatment.
April 2020
Lessons From Pancreatic Cancer Patients During the Current Covid 19 Pandemic
For the immunocompromised and those with disease, social distancing and uncertainty are a way of life. Daily walks, gratitude and dancing help.
March 2020
Pancreatic Cancer Cells Secrete Signal that Sabotages Immune Attack on Tumors
Study finds a new way to make pancreatic cancer cells vulnerable to immune system attack
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January 2020
To Stop a Deadly Cancer, Cut Off Its Food Supply
NYU Langone researchers unravel the mysteries of pancreatic cancer’s elaborate eating habits.
January 2020
Foot-and-mouth-disease virus could help target the deadliest cance
The foot-and-mouth-disease virus is helping scientists to tackle a common cancer with the worst survival rate — pancreatic cancer
February 2020
Tropical flower offers potential new route for treating pancreatic cancer
An international team of scientists have made drug-like molecules inspired by a chemical found in a tropical flower, that they hope could in the future help to treat deadly pancreatic cancer.
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December 2019