Topic: Pancreatic Cancer

July 11, 2007

Gene Therapy Eradicates Pancreatic Cancer In Preclinical Trial

In what appears to be a promising approach to gene therapy for pancreatic cancer, researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report the development of a molecularly engineered therapy that selectively embeds a gene in... ... more

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April 18, 2007

Indian Herbal Remedy Offers Hope In Pancreatic Cancer

A team at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute has found that extracts of triphala slowed the growth of human pancreatic tumours grafted onto mice. The findings, presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, offer... ... more

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January 16, 2007

Chemotherapy After Surgery Delays Pancreatic Cancer Recurrence

Some welcome news in the battle against pancreatic cancer: Cancer of the pancreas is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States. This year approximately 32,000 Americans will die from cancer of the pancreas. The disease is... ... more

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September 14, 2006

Daily Aspirin Use Linked With Pancreatic Cancer

The study of 88,000 nurses found that those who took two or more aspirins a week for 20 years or more had a 58 percent higher risk of pancreatic cancer.

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June 2, 2005

Antitumor Effect of a Combination of Lysine, Proline, Arginine, Ascorbic Acid, and Green Tea Extract on Pancreatic Cancer Cell Line MIA PaCa-2.

Researchers report that the formulation of green tea extract, lysine, proline, and ascorbic acid, have tested as a promising adjunct to standard treatment of pancreatic cancer.

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