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Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of all cancer deaths in the United States and the third leading cause of cancer deaths in individuals ages 40 to 60. Approximately 37,000 Americans are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer each year, and, each year, approximately the same number die from it. Often, pancreatic cancer is found too late for surgical intervention, and chemotherapy and radiation treatments have little effect.

Weight-loss surgery may reduce pancreatic cancer risk in people with obesity

Obesity and type 2 diabetes are risk factors for various malignancies, including pancreatic cancer, which has a high death rate.

9 Oct 2024

Breakthrough blood test improves early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer

An experimental blood test detects early-stage pancreatic cancer more effectively than other available tests, reports a new study published in Cancer Letters.

4 Oct 2024

Florida breast cancer foundation funds two UCF projects to combat breast cancer

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month begins, two College of Medicine cancer researchers have received statewide grants to support their innovative projects to fight a disease that strikes one in eight American women.

3 Oct 2024

The impact of KRAS mutations on pancreatic cancer progression and survival

A common mutation in the KRAS gene is associated with improved overall survival in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) compared with other variants, in part because the mutation appears to lead to less invasiveness and weaker biological activity, according to a multicenter study conducted at Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and other institutions.

3 Oct 2024

SWOG S1011 trial questions the benefits of extended lymphadenectomy in bladder cancer

The SWOG S1011 randomized phase 3 trial found no significant improvement in disease-free or overall survival but a higher rate of grade 3-4 adverse events and an increased risk of death in the 90 days after surgery.

3 Oct 2024

Study shows little rebound in cancer diagnoses post-pandemic

Cancer incidence trends in 2021 largely returned to what they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

24 Sep 2024

Lipid molecule fuels cancer growth

Cancer cells seldom start off stealthy. Quite to the contrary, they announce their presence to the immune system by planting chemical red flags right on their membranes. Once alerted, the body's defenses can swoop in, destroying rogue cells before they can do much damage. Lying at the heart of this early warning system are lipids, fatty compounds previously seen by cancer biologists primarily as a fuel source for burgeoning tumors.

18 Sep 2024

Cancer patients face increased risk of long-term mental health problems

People diagnosed with cancer are at a greater risk of mental health problems even five years after their diagnosis, according to a large-scale study of data from UK GP patient records.

17 Sep 2024

Novel delivery platform enhances effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy and reduces side effects

Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses the body's own immune system to help fight cancer. This is by stimulating the immune response to recognize and attack cancer cells more effectively.

16 Sep 2024

Study highlights physician and patient interest in climate-conscious healthcare

Concerns about the environmental impact of healthcare decisions rarely enter into conversations between patients and physicians.

13 Sep 2024

Salt can boost antitumor responses of T cells

Elevated sodium levels in tumors boost T-cell metabolic fitness and cytotoxicity, revealing potential avenues for improving cancer therapies.

13 Sep 2024

New algorithm unveils key genetic mutations across multiple cancers

A computer algorithm can efficiently find genetic mutations that work together to drive cancer as well as other important genetic clues that researchers might someday use to develop new treatments for a variety of cancers.

11 Sep 2024

Age-related fibroblast changes in males drive aggressive melanoma

Age-related changes in the fibroblasts, cells that create the skin's structure, contribute to the development of aggressive, treatment-resistant melanoma in males, according to research in mice by the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

6 Sep 2024

Breakthrough technology detects cancer mutant genes with unprecedented sensitivity

Dr. Min-young Lee and Dr. Sung-gyu Park of the Advanced Bio and Healthcare Materials Research Division at KIMS have developed a technology that can detect cancer mutant genes in blood with the world's highest sensitivity of 0.000000001% based on plasmonic nanomaterials for optical signal amplification.

6 Sep 2024

Study finds early pancreatic cancer staging often inaccurate

Staging of patients with early pancreatic cancer is inaccurate as much as 80% of the time, according to a new Cedars-Sinai Cancer study published in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA.

5 Sep 2024

16 promising postdoctoral scientists awarded Damon Runyon Fellowships for cancer research

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named 16 new Damon Runyon Fellows, exceptional postdoctoral scientists conducting basic and translational cancer research in the laboratories of leading senior investigators.

28 Aug 2024

Researchers demonstrate a new method to combat pancreatic cancer

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and UMass Chan Medical School have demonstrated in mice a new method to combat pancreatic cancer.

28 Aug 2024

Novel biochip diagnoses deadly brain cancer in under an hour

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have developed a novel, automated device capable of diagnosing glioblastoma, a fast-growing and incurable brain cancer, in less than an hour. The average glioblastoma patient survives 12-18 months after diagnosis.

28 Aug 2024

New test detects cancer risk in type 2 diabetes patients

Individuals with type 2 diabetes who are at higher risk of certain cancers could be identified by a simple blood test, this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) (Madrid, 9-13 September) will hear.

28 Aug 2024

Potential antitumoral effects of Manuka honey in breast cancer models

Researchers evaluated the antitumor activity of Manuka honey on human breast cancer cells and its underlying molecular mechanisms in both in vitro and in vivo preclinical models.

22 Aug 2024