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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.