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Hepatitis B does not increase risk for pancreatic cancer

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:52:49 +0100

A Henry Ford Hospital study found that hepatitis B does not increase the risk for pancreatic cancer - and that only age is a contributing factor.

Hepatitis B Does Not Increase Risk For Pancreatic Cancer

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:18:52 +0100

A new study found that hepatitis B does not increase the risk for pancreatic cancer - and that only age is a contributing factor. The results contradict a previous study in 2008 that suggested a link between pancreatic cancer and previous hepatitis B infection. Hepatitis B is an inflammation of the liver caused by a viral infection.

Hepatitis B does not increase risk for pancreatic cancer

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:33:01 +0100

( Henry Ford Health System ) A Henry Ford Hospital study found that hepatitis B does not increase the risk for pancreatic cancer - and that only age is a contributing factor. The results contradict a previous study in 2008 that suggested a link between pancreatic cancer and previous hepatitis B infection. Hepatitis B is an inflammation of the liver caused by a viral infection.

Raising Awareness On Pancreatic Cancer

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:44:39 +0100

A t the Monday, Oct. 19, Boonton Board of Alderman meeting as Mayor Cyril Wekilsky reads a proclamation outlining the statistics on pancreatic cancer and acknowledging Dennis Disken?s efforts to raise awareness on the disease. Disken volunteers to help cancer patients through Boonton?s Pancreatic Cancer Action Network affiliate and has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer himself.

Woman finds early detection was key to surviving pancreatic cancer

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:05:57 +0100

Rochelle Kletter of Little Egg Harbor was "simply devastated'' when she learned she had developed pancreatic cancer.

Benefit aids pancreatic-cancer research (The Springfield News-Leader)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:59:23 +0100

Harshman Chiropractic Clinic will be hosting a fundraising event to benefit the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, according to an e-mailed news release from Charisse Cameron, a Community Representative of the organization.

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION: Risk of Pancreatic Cancer in Families With Lynch Syndrome

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:45:19 +0100

Context� Lynch syndrome is an inherited cause of colorectal cancer caused by mutations of DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. A number of extracolonic tumors have been associated with the disorder, including pancreatic cancer; however, the risk of pancreatic cancer in Lynch syndrome is uncertain and not quantified. Objective� To estimate pancreatic cancer risk in families with germline MMR gene ...

LETTERS: Obesity and Survival Among Patients With Pancreatic Cancer

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:43:43 +0100

To the Editor: The case-control study by Dr Li and colleagues 1 found a significant association between obesity and overall survival among patients with pancreatic cancer.

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Epidermal growth factor receptor-targeted therapies in oesophagogastric and pancreatic cancers.

Introduction The outcome for patients diagnosed with pancreatic and oesophagogastric cancers remains poor. Disease relapse is a frequent event in patients undergoing curative resection and the expected survival for patients with advanced disease remains less than 12 months. In pancreatic cancer, ...

Newly discovered epidermal growth factor receptor active in human pancreatic cancers.

Finally some promising news about pancreatic cancer, one of the most fatal cancers, due to the difficulties of early detection and the lack of effective therapies: Johns Hopkins University pathologist Akhilesh Pandey has identified an epidermal growth factor receptor aberrantly active in ...

Immunomedics Announces It Has Been Awarded Patent For HPAM4 , Its Use In Diagnosis And Therapy Of Pancreatic Cancers. [NASDAQ:IMMU].

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DcR3 highly expressed in many pancreatic cancers.

2003 AUG 26 - - DcR3 is highly expressed in many pancreatic cancers. According to a study from Japan, "Many cancers are resistant to Fas-mediated apoptosis despite the expression of Fas. To investigate the mechanisms by which Fas signals are attenuated, we focused on ...

Mayo Clinic finds new pathology tests double sensitivity to detect bile duct and pancreatic cancers.

Pancreatic cancer and bile duct cancer are difficult to diagnose and often fatal because they are discovered in the advanced stages of the disease. Researchers have developed new tests that double the ability to detect bile duct and pancreatic cancers, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in ...

Mayo Clinic Finds New Pathology Tests Double Sensitivity to Detect Bile Duct and Pancreatic Cancers.

Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., June 1 - Pancreatic cancer and bile duct cancer are difficult to diagnose and often fatal because they are discovered in the advanced stages of the disease. Researchers have developed new tests that double the ability to detect bile duct and ...

Blood Flow Mismatch Seen in Pancreatic Cancers; Findings may help explain why many patients respond poorly to chemo and radiation.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26 - Finnish researchers say they have identified a blood-flow metabolism mismatch that predicts pancreatic cancer aggressiveness. The investigators used a three-dimensional imaging technique called positron emission tomography to measure blood flow and ...

Hutchinson Center to Lead $8 Million Study of Colorectal and Pancreatic Cancers

Hillary Clinton Announces Grant During Colon-Cancer Awareness Event at White House WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ - Today at the White House, first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton announced that the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle will lead an $8 million, four-year investigation ...

BRAF and K-ras gene mutations in human pancreatic cancers.

2003 DEC 8 - - BRAF and K-ras gene mutations reported in human pancreatic cancers. "We investigated the frequency of BRAF mutations in human pancreatic cancer specimens to determine its role in the development of pancreatic cancer," scientists in Japan report. "Nine ...

Gene domino effect is behind brain and pancreatic cancers.

Byline: Lauran Neergaard WASHINGTON - Scientists have mapped the cascade of genetic changes that turn normal cells in the brain and pancreas into two of the most lethal cancers. The result points to a new approach for fighting tumours and maybe even catching them sooner. Genes blamed for one ...

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