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11/01/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Scientists study an alternative approach to treating pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest types of the disease in the world, but it is also among those that are hardest to treat. Past research into the effectiveness of thermal ablation as a means of killing pancreatic cancer cells inspired the authors of a recent study, one published in the journal Liver and […]

10/13/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Being deficient in magnesium increases your risk of pancreatic cancer by 76%

Pancreatic cancer: It’s a silent killer that now claims the lives of as many as 55,000 people every single year. But a new study suggests that magnesium, a simple, inexpensive trace mineral, may be powerfully effective in helping to stamp it out without the need for chemotherapy or radiation. The latest World Health Organization (WHO) […]

10/09/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Scientists look at anacardic acid as a potential treatment for pancreatic cancer

The fruit and seeds of the cashew tree are known to provide many beneficial nutrients and products. Kentucky-based researchers have recently found another positive property, this time related to cancer. They reported that anacardic acid from cashew nuts could help mitigate the growth and spread of pancreatic cancer. A highly aggressive form of the disease, […]

04/25/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Presence and amount of gut bacteria can predict how fast pancreatic cancer cells grow

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, or PDA, is the most common and by far the most lethal form of pancreatic cancer. Pancreapedia reports that it is extremely aggressive, and for most patients their only hope of survival hinges on the total surgical removal of the tumor. Unfortunately, such tumors cannot be removed in upwards of 90 percent […]

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