Pancreatic Cancer | Tumor

CURE’s pancreatic cancer page features the latest cancer news and updates on pancreatic cancer Through articles, videos, podcasts, and more, CURE brings readers the insights of experts, cancer survivors, patients, and advocates to ensure everyone is up to date in pancreatic cancer.

10 Tips to Help You Get Organized After Diagnosis

August 28th 2018, 8:36pm

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After Diagnosis: Finding Your 'New Normal'

July 23rd 2018, 10:59pm

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“Sometimes ‘a new normal’ seems to have a bad connotation,” said Nicole Lise Feingold, director of Patient Services at the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN).

Team Player

June 5th 2018, 7:00pm

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After losing her husband and sister to cancer, journalist Katie Couric became an advocate for collaborative efforts to improve prevention and treatment.

We're at the 'Tip of the Iceberg' in Genetic Testing for Pancreatic Cancer

May 25th 2018, 4:51pm

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Genetic testing is becoming more important in pancreatic cancer, especially since it can point toward more efficacious treatment regimens for some patients.

Tissue of Origin Test Results May Have Treatment Implications

April 16th 2018, 11:39pm

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Tests like these are growing increasingly important, as TOO results lead to treatment changes about 65 percent of the time and a site treatment change about 35 percent of the time, according to Cancer Genetics.

On the Double: Improving Survival Rates in Pancreatic Cancer

March 25th 2018, 9:15pm

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A leader of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, which aims to double survival rates by 2020, outlines treatment strategies that could lead to success.

Chemo Regimen Helps Control Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

March 23rd 2018, 7:27pm

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“Disease control is key in our patients with locally advanced disease, as it may lead to opportunities for additional treatment interventions, including radiotherapy, or even, in some favorable cases, surgical resection,” said lead study author Pascal Hammel, M.D., Ph.D.

Biomarker May Have Treatment Implications for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer

March 7th 2018, 7:18pm

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“There have been significant developments in our underpinnings for the development of pancreas cancer on both a molecular and genetic basis," said Eileen M. O'Reilly, M.D.

Patients Suffering From Cachexia Need Nutritional Support

October 30th 2017, 8:17pm

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Nutrition plays a crucial role in the lives of people with cancer. But more than a million people suffering from the disease in the United States also endure a wasting syndrome called cachexia.

Immunotherapy in GI Cancers: Who Gets It?

March 30th 2017, 5:45pm

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What role will immunotherapy play in the future treatment of GI cancers? CURE spoke to Brian Hemphill, M.D., to find out.