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How diabetes drug metformin inhibits progression of pancreatic cancer

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators may have uncovered a novel mechanism behind the ability of the diabetes drug metformin to inhibit the progression of pancreatic cancer. In their...

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How obesity promotes pancreatic and breast cancer

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators may have uncovered a novel mechanism behind the ability of obesity to promote cancer progression.  In their report published online in the journal...

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Pancreatic cancer is 4 diseases, each with new treatment possibilities

An international team led by Australian researchers has studied the genetics of pancreatic cancer, revealing it is actually four separate diseases, each with different genetic triggers and survival...

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How obesity contributes to, blocks treatment of pancreatic cancer

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have discovered the mechanism by which obesity increases inflammation and desmoplasia – an accumulation of connective tissue – in the most common form...

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Pancreatic cancer resists personalized medicine: what researchers are doing...

A team led by University of Arizona researchers is taking a new, patient-directed approach to treating pancreatic cancer. Rather than relying on conventional cell lines that have defined effective drug...

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Juice and nectar consumption might be associated with a modest decreased...

First published August 10, 2016, doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.130963 Am J Clin Nutr ajcn130963 Sweet-beverage consumption and risk of pancreatic cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer...

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Excess weight linked to 8 more cancer types

Newswise — There’s yet another reason to maintain a healthy weight as we age. An international team of researchers has identified eight additional types of cancer linked to excess weight and obesity:...

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Schizophrenia medication inhibits pancreatic cancer

A receptor for the dopamine neurotransmitter promotes growth and spread of pancreatic cancer — and schizophrenia drugs, which block the function of this receptor, slowed tumor growth and metastatic...

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Virginia Mason Offers ‘Game Changer’ Surgery to Remove Cancer from Pancreas

Newswise — SEATTLE – (Sept. 7, 2016) – Virginia Mason now offers the totally laparoscopic Whipple procedure as an advanced surgical option for removing tumors from the head of the pancreas. Adnan...

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Current View of How Pancreatic Cancer Develops Challenged

Newswise — Toronto (October 12, 2016) – Researchers in the multidisciplinary PanCuRx research initiative at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) and University Health Network’s Princess...

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