Two kidney cancer drugs have been found to be good in the treatment of a rare type of pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatic Cancer - All About the Disease, its Diagnosis and Management
Pancreatic cancer often involves its exocrine part. It grows aggressively, and often detected late. Treatment options include surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.
Pancreatic cancer often involves its exocrine part. It grows aggressively, and often detected late. Treatment options include surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.
Explaining the efficacy of this drug, David C. Metz, MD, co-director of the Neuroendocrine Tumor Center at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, said, “Most pancreatic cancer patients die pretty quickly, but patients with these tumors tend to do well for a very long time.”
One needs to wait and watch if the best treatment is found from the use of a single drug , either Sutent or Afinitor or a combination of both these drugs.
Pancreatic Cancer Pathway Revealed by Common Roundworm
A new study on pancreatic cancer with the help of a simpler organism has been carried out by researchers at the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, who have made an amazing discovery.
A new study on pancreatic cancer with the help of a simpler organism has been carried out by researchers at the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, who have made an amazing discovery.
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Genetic Code for Pancreatic Cancer
Researchers from John Hopkins have figured out the genetic code for a type of pancreatic cancer called neuroendocrine or islet cell tumors.
Researchers from John Hopkins have figured out the genetic code for a type of pancreatic cancer called neuroendocrine or islet cell tumors.
Promising Target for New Pancreatic Cancer Treatments Discovered by UNC Team
The lack of effective therapeutic options is a problem for pancreatic cancer patients as more than 38,000 people in the United States die of the disease each year
The lack of effective therapeutic options is a problem for pancreatic cancer patients as more than 38,000 people in the United States die of the disease each year
