Washington : According to new research led by investigators at Harvard Medical School and the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with VA Boston Healthcare System, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, an artificial intelligence tool has successfully identified people at the highest risk for pancreatic cancer up to three … Read more
Four months ago, Geraint John lost his 43-year-old wife and the mother of his three children to cancer. Source link
Two-fifths of pancreatic cancer patients are not being prescribed life-improving medication. Source link
This consistently identified patients with the disease, irrespective of how far it had progressed, suggesting that characteristic microbiome signatures emerge early on and that the stool microbiome might pick up early stage disease, say the researchers. Source link
March 7, 2022 — Popular blood pressure medications may add years to the lives of patients with pancreatic cancer, a notoriously tough-to-treat cancer with low survival rates, new research suggests. These drugs, known as angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), lower blood pressure by relaxing veins and arteries and allowing the … Read more
A Belfast man marking 10 years since his diagnosis urges people to be aware of symptoms. Source link
Four months. From the time my dad was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer to the time that he died was just 4 months. It’s hard to believe that more than 21 years have passed since that experience and how it changed my personal and professional passion to create a world where pancreatic cancer patients can thrive. … Read more
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have identified two previously unrecognized symptoms of pancreatic cancer — a discovery that might help with earlier detection and improve extremely low survival numbers, they say. “When pancreatic cancer is diagnosed earlier, patients have a higher chance of survival. It is possible to … Read more
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In his work with patients who have pancreatic cancer, Dr. Srinivas Gaddam was bothered by something that he was seeing. “There are some patients that you can’t stop thinking about because they’ve left a mark on you and you try your best to … Read more
Nov. 8, 2020 — Alex Trebek, the long-running host of the game show Jeopardy! whose sharp wit, dry humor, and celebration of the intellect made him one of television’s most beloved icons, has died. The cause was pancreatic cancer, according to a statement from the official Jeopardy! Twitter feed. “Jeopardy! is saddened to share … Read more