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Sweet-smelling molecule halts therapy-resistant pancreatic cancer

Cancer cells have the capacity to multiply rapidly. The aggressive cancer cells undergo conversion from their tightly connected epithelial state…

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Pancreatic cancer spreads to liver or lung thanks to this protein

A protein called PCSK9 determines how pancreatic cancer cells metastasize to different parts of the body. Scientists at UC San…

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‘Fast-fail’ AI blood test could steer patients with pancreatic cancer away from ineffective therapies

An artificial intelligence technique for detecting DNA fragments shed by tumors and circulating in a patient's blood, developed by Johns…

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Biologists identify targets for new pancreatic cancer treatments

Researchers from MIT and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have discovered that a class of peptides expressed in pancreatic cancer cells could…

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Pancreatic cells ‘remember’ epigenetic precancerous marks without genetic sequence mutations

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found a pattern of so-called epigenetic “marks” in a transition state between normal…

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Immunotherapy may boost KRAS-targeted therapy in pancreatic cancer

Adding immunotherapy to a new type of inhibitor that targets multiple forms of the cancer-causing gene mutation KRAS kept pancreatic…

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Chronic stress and obesity work together to accelerate pancreatic cancer development and growth, study finds

A new study led by UCLA investigators suggests that chronic stress and an unhealthy diet may work together to fuel…

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‘Poop pills’ tested in pancreatic cancer patients

A research team at Canada’s Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph’s Health Care London and the London Health Sciences Center…

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New blood test identifies hard-to-detect pancreatic cancer with 85% accuracy

A new blood test could help doctors detect pancreatic cancer earlier, potentially improving survival rates for one of the deadliest…

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Pancreatic cancer immune map provides clues for precision treatment targeting

Pancreatic cancer patients may benefit from future precision treatments as a new study shows how some tumours may potentially be…

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