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Sutent for pancreatic cancer
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Mark Levin
Sutent® (sunitinib malate) has been shown to significantly increase progression-free survival in patients with advanced pancreatic islet cell tumors, leading to a halt in the Phase III trial. For pancreatic adenocarcinoma, preliminary analysis of a large cooperative group phase II study suggests modest single agent activity. There is an ongloin ...
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IMRT for pancreatic cancer
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Mark Levin
IMRT, by breaking the large radiation ports used in conventional and 3D conformal radiation therapy into a number of smaller field segments or pencil beams, improves the conformality of a computed radiation dose distribution to the outline of a target volume. No randomized studies have been performed in pancreatic cancer and only one adjuvant study ...
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Herbal treatment for Pancreatic Cancer
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Dr. J P Saleeby
Thymoquinone, the major constituent of the oil extract from a Middle Eastern herbal seed called Nigella sativa, exhibited anti-inflammatory properties that reduced the release of inflammatory mediators in pancreatic cancer cells. Nigella sativa seeds and oil are used in traditional medicine by many Middle Eastern and Asian countries. Previous ...
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Pancreatic cancer treatment improvement
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Katherine B.
Prof. Yoel Kloog, dean of TAU's Faculty of Life Sciences has found a drug compound that is showing positive results in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Keep in mind, these are Phase I/II trials but the results so far show extended life and virtually none of the toxic side effects usually associated with treatment. The compound, Salirasib is add ...
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Don Hewitt Pancreatic cancer
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Katherine B.
Joining the club no one wants to belong to, Don Hewitt, the creator of CBS ’s " 60 Minutes," is in Sloan Kettering, fighting pancreatic cancer. At age 85, Mr. Hewitt may be best known for "60 minutes" but he has a journalistic history his colleagues must envy. He started reporting in 1942 and went on to direct such thing ...
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Vitamin D and Pancreatic Cancer
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Eric Madrid
By David Liu A new study published in the July 21 2009 issue of World Journal of Gastroenterology says that the most active form of vitamin D may be used to treat pancreatic cancer.Chian KC and Chen TC, authors of the study, from the Chang Gung University in Tainwan, China reported that a recent trial had demonstrated that a vitamin D analog known ...
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PANCREATIC CANCER TARGETS OVERWEIGHT YOUNG ADULTS
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marie dufour RD
By Marie Dufour, RD - Being overweight (body mass index / BMI 25 to 29.9) before the age of 39 increases by 2/3 the risk of developing pancreatic cancer. Being obese (BMI greater than 30) before the age of 39 more than doubles that risk, say researchers from the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.But there is more. In their study of 841 case ...
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Childhood Obesity Raises Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
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DietsInReview ..
It’s never too early to worry about the health impact of being overweight. Besides the standard best known health risks associated with obesity, there are those lesser known, but just as dangerous.Researchers have found that obese kids between 14- and 19-years-old have a 60 percent higher chance of developing pancreatic cancer than those kids ...
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Green Veggies Fight Pancreatic Cancer
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DiseaseProof
Pancreatic cancer is a killer. But veggies kill back! New findings in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows glucosinolates, a phytochemical found in broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts and other green vegetables, help fight pancreatic cancer. Our bodies metabolize glucosinolates into isothiocyanates. And exposing cancer cells to benzyl ...
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November Is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
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Marilyn D.
Tie A Purple Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree My daughter is going through nursing school and, as she is in her last year of school, she's been doing her clinicals at a local hospital. She shared with me that on Friday, a 63 year old man walked into the hospital seeking help as he had jaundinced and didn't know why. After some testing, he was told ...
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