pancreatic cancer
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Study shows keto diet could enhance pancreatic cancer therapy
Brussels: A diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates (sugars) that causes the body to break down fat into molecules is called ketones, or ‘keto’ diet. A recent preclinical study led…
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Foot and mouth disease virus to help treat pancreatic cancer
Washington: The dreaded pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rates among all types of cancers. However, a group of scientists are using the foot and mouth disease virus to find a cure…
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Researchers find new way to treat pancreatic cancer
Jerusalem: Pancreatic cancer is resistant to all current treatments. Patients have extremely poor chances of surviving for five years after being diagnosed but a new study found that a small molecule has…
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Pancreatic, colorectal cancer up 10% in 30 years: Study
Madrid: Global death rates for pancreatic cancer and incidence rates for colorectal cancer both increased by 10 per cent between 1990 and 2017, the results of a major study conducted across 195…
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New drug proves to be promising for pancreatic cancer
Washington: Researchers have invented a new drug for treating pancreatic cancer, which also showed promising initial results. Radiation and the chemotherapy drug gemcitabine, which are the standard treatment for pancreatic cancer, both…
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Many pancreatic cancer patients don’t receive treatment that may extend survival: Study
Washington: One-third of patients with pancreatic cancer”>pancreatic cancer do not see a medical oncologist, and even more do not receive cancer-directed treatment, found new research. Pancreatic cancer has a high death rate…
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Excess weight before 50 associated with a higher risk of pancreatic cancer mortality
Washington: People who put on excess weight before the age of 50 are at a higher risk of dying from pancreatic cancer than excess weight at older ages. The results of the…
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Excess body weight may lead to pancreatic cancer
New York: If you are less than 50-years-old but have excess body weight, then you are more likely to develop pancreatic cancer, a new study has warned. The findings indicate that excess…
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Balance of two enzymes may help treat pancreatic cancer
Los Angeles: A new research has set the stage for clinicians to potentially use levels of a pancreatic cancer patient’s PHLPP1 and PKC enzymes as a prognostic and for researchers to develop…
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Oral bacteria may up risk of pancreatic cancer
London:The presence of oral bacteria in cystic pancreatic tumours is associated with the severity of the tumour, a new study suggests. According to the researcher, the results can help to reappraise the…
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Cancer can kill dreams of a state too: Goa Minister
Panaji: Even as Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is being treated for advanced pancreatic cancer, Goa’s Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai here on Sunday tweeted the disease can not only kill the dreams of…
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Tongue bacteria could help identify patients with early-stage pancreatic cancer
Washington: The different types of bacteria living on the tongue can distinguish patients with early pancreatic cancers from healthy individuals, according to results from a new study published in the Journal of…
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Now, combination blood test for pancreatic cancer may catch disease earlier
Washington: Detecting pancreatic cancer may have gotten a little bit easier. A new approach to pancreatic cancer screening may help doctors detect the disease in people who are at high risk before…
