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Breaking Down Pancreatic Tumor Defenses by nih.gov Posted Mon 04 Apr 2011 3:56pm from the mice, the tumors didn’t shrink with CD40 antibody treatment. Moreover, when the scientists cultured tumor cells with macrophages from the pancreas of treated animals... A new approach for attacking pancreatic tumors may lead to improved therapy for patients with inoperable disease, scientists report. The strategy offers hope for more Read on »

Advisory Panel Recommends Targeted Therapies for Treating Rare Pancreatic Tumors by Cancer.gov Posted Sat 23 Apr 2011 10:34pm Pancreatic Tumors At its April 12 meeting , the FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted to recommend approval for everolimus (Afinitor) and sunitinib (Sutent) to treat advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs). Although the FDA is not required to follow the suggestions of its advisory committees, it typically does. pNETs are a relatively uncommon Read on »

Histiocytoma: The benign canine tumor with a not-so-friendly look and feel by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Posted Wed 24 Sep 2008 12:13pm

3 Comments Both my French bulldogs have suffered from unsightly, often-itchy and technically benign tumors we call histiocytomas. Though histiocytomas typically resolve after two to three months, the uncertainty of this tumor’s provenance leads most vets to snip it off (or at least part of it) to ensure its benignity. A surgical scalpeling of a “benign Read on »

Pancreas My Pancreas by winnyninnypoopoo Facebook

Posted Tue 17 Nov 2009 10:03pm going to try some more antinausea medication and see if that helps the nausea AND the pain. I just whiney tonight. I need to just get with it and quit the pancreas pity party I'm Read on »

Relatives of people with brain tumors at higher risk for developing the same type of tumor by Kathlyn S. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 5:07pm A new study by researchers at the University of Utah found that people with a family history of cancerous brain tumors appear to be at higher risk of developing the same kind of tumors compared to people with no such family history. The researchers reviewed the medical records of 1,401 people from Utah with primary brain tumors -- either Read on »

Study putting pancreas cells in patient's arm; impact could lead to diabetes breakthrough by Ron Graham Patient Expert

Posted Sat 23 Aug 2008 3:12pm patient a month ago, is part of an ongoing inquiry into how best to prevent diabetes in a person whose pancreas has been removed because of pancreatitis, trauma, or benign or early... for the diseased or injured pancreas in which they remove the organ and implant its insulin-producing cells in the patient's arm or leg. While it might sound like a wild idea Read on »

New Hope for UK Pancreas Cancer Patients by Dave W Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:05pm to in Capital Health ’s Bob Davidson, gives an upbeat message for patients diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas. He says: “Things are changing. Over recent years there have been significant advances in the treatment of pancreas cancer, which traditionally carried a poor outcome. All patients are now managed in specialist pancreas cancer centres and particular Read on »

PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION IN INDIA by nitinsyal Patient Expert

Posted Thu 27 Aug 2009 11:34pm

1 Comment Pancreas is a gland organ in human body responsible for the secretion of digestive juice and production of hormones like glycogen, insulin. It is a 6 inches long gland located between the stomach and spine. It is divided into three parts- head (widest part), body (middle) and thin end (tail). The hormones produced by pancreas help to regulate Read on »

Testing to start on an artificial pancreas by Anil Patient Expert

Posted Wed 13 Jan 2010 12:00am Just read this article. Finally someone is coming up real life tests for an artificial pancreas. It will take time, but there is hope in the future of some improvements with handling this disease. Business & Technology | J&J, charity to start testing artificial pancreas | Seattle Times Newspaper Some of the other promising researches are - 1) Replace Read on »

Testing to start on an artificial pancreas by Anil Patient Expert

Posted Wed 13 Jan 2010 2:00pm Just read this article. Finally someone is coming up real life tests for an artificial pancreas. It will take time, but there is hope in the future of some improvements with handling this disease. Business & Technology | J&J, charity to start testing artificial pancreas | Seattle Times Newspaper Some of the other promising researches are - 1) Replace Read on »