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A new study has found a link between high blood insulin levels, frequently seen in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes, and pancreatic cancer. The researchers say their findings may lead to new cancer prevention strategies and targeting treatments … Continue reading High blood insulin levels linked to pancreatic cancer in new study
Vaccines against cancer are somewhat of a holy grail for medicine – but what if you could repurpose a vaccine you’ve already had? Scientists have demonstrated in mice a way to trick the immune system into attacking tumors by mistaking them for a pathog… Continue reading Bacteria-based cancer therapy reactivates vaccines you’ve already had
Researchers have combined diagnostics and therapeutics, using radioactive monoclonal antibodies to find and destroy a particularly lethal form of pancreatic cancer. The one-two punch provided by the novel approach could pave the way for earlier detecti… Continue reading ‘Theranostics’ approach seeks and destroys deadly pancreatic cancer
Researchers have found that replacing a nutrient that pancreatic cancer cells rely on to survive and grow with a copycat version starves the cancer, slowing its spread. The finding opens the door to an entirely new approach to treating this deadly type… Continue reading Replacing a critical nutrient with a mimic starves pancreatic cancer
Typically thought of as a bendy black confection, the root form of licorice has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat a range of conditions. Now, a new study shows that a compound from the root is highly effective at fighting pancreat… Continue reading Licorice found to fight pancreatic cancer in lab studies
Engineers at Duke University have developed a novel delivery system for cancer treatment and demonstrated its potential against one of the disease’s most troublesome forms. In newly published research in mice with pancreatic cancer, the scientists show… Continue reading Radioactive implant wipes tumors in unprecedented pre-clinical success
Cancer’s ability to spread through the body is one of its most devastating tricks. Scientists at Cambridge have now identified a protein that plays a key role in metastasis, which not only hints at a new potential treatment but reveals for the first ti… Continue reading Cambridge cancer breakthrough may prompt rethink of metastasis
Getting cancer drugs to the right place in the right quantities is a perpetual problem for medical scientists, but a group from University of California, Los Angeles has put forward a promising new technology in this space. The team has demonstrated a … Continue reading Cancer-fighting particle packs drugs in a glass bubble core
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly forms of the disease, resistant to many treatments. Now, scientists have identified how the tumors protect themselves so effectively – and more importantly, uncovered a way to potentially bust through those d… Continue reading Antigens and immunotherapy break through pancreatic cancer’s barriers
Medicine doesn’t have a great track record treating pancreatic cancer, with treatments like chemo and immunotherapy not making much headway. In a new mouse study from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, scientists have found that… Continue reading Blocking inflammation makes pancreatic cancer vulnerable to immunotherapy