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Secretome-Based Identification of ULBP2 as a Novel Serum Marker for Pancreatic Cancer Detection. Chang YT, Wu CC, Shyr YM, Chen TC, Hwang TL, Yeh TS, Chang KP, Liu HP, Liu YL, Tsai MH, Chang YS, Yu JS. SourceGraduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan. Abstract...

This is hopefully Exciting! In vivo diagnosis of murine pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia and early-stage pancreatic cancer by molecular imaging Eser S, Messer M, Eser P, von Werder A, Seidler B, Bajbouj M, Vogelmann R, Meining A, von Burstin J, Algül H, Pagel P, Schnieke AE, Esposito I, Schmid R...

From Presswatch Its Good News:The Telovac Trial, testing a new Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine, has been running in the UK in 53 locations for the past 2-3 years. It is great to report that the Trial was featured on the BBC website. This a Phase III trial utilising 1000 participants. It is to be hoped tha...

From Presswatch New research shows that drinking more than a pint of beer or a glass of wine a day can substantially increase the risk of some cancers (eg digestive tract, liver, breast). In the UK alone alcohol is being blamed for 13,000 cancer cases each year, men appear more effected than women. ...

From Presswatch This is evidence to support the case for a substance known as VEGF as representing a significant and reproducible marker for the sadly adverse indication in resected (ie surgically removed ) Pancreatic Cancer. It is a literature review and statistical analysis of existing data conduc...

From Presswatch This is a very encouraging story. Lets hope this new Initiative is capable of increasing significantly the numbers of survivors of the disease over 5 years to a level greater than 3%. On Monday a new Centre dedicated to Pancreas Research was launched at Cambridge University, the 'Cen...

This is an article taken from the LA Times which highlights the case of a woman who died before she got diagnosed! Importantly there is reference to the impending US Pancreatic Cancer Reserach and Education Act which is about to enter Congress. http://www.latimes.com/health/fl-nbcol-pancreatic-cance...

Heres a new piece of work which seems to confirm that Metal Stents are Superior to Plastic for PC patients in some circumstances. Any patient/carer want to comment? Decker C, Christein JD, Phadnis MA, Mel Wilcox C, Varadarajulu S. Related Articles Biliary metal stents are superior to plastic stents ...

This a piece of newly reported French work which suggests an explaation for VTE in PC patients---due to circulating Tissue Factor (TFa) Delluc A, Rousseau A, Delluc C, Le Moigne E, Le Gal G, Mottier D, Van Dreden P, Lacut K. Related Articles Venous thromboembolism in patients with pancreatic cancer:...

Here's an encouraging piece of news. A new Vaccine developed in US by Biosantes is showing some improvement in a small scale trial on the apparently most common type of PC (PDAC). Amongst the sample of resectable patients life span was increased by 25%. There was also promise amongst other patient g...

From Presswatch. Plans to switch funding to GP Consortiums may create the opportunity for improved 'early' diagnosis of all Upper GI Cancers. It is hoped that this may improve survival rates for Pancreatic Cancer which has elusive and usually late symptoms which make diagnosis problematic http://www...

This is good news for Cancer Research and Pancreatic Cancer. http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/md-anderson-gets-150-million-uae-president/2011-01-19 http://www.mdanderson.org/newsroom/news-releases/2011/khalifa-foundation-grants-md-anderson-150-million-for-cancer-research.html This is major pers...

Pancreatic Cancer: Henry Ford Hospital Launches Study to Develop Screening Test DETROIT, Jan. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A clinical research study to develop a rapid and inexpensive blood screening test for the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer has been launched by Henry Ford Health System and the ...

Professor Karol Sikora formally of WHO Cancer Programme has written this useful article on the value of Asprin in Cancer control. He comments on the Oxford University study published this week showing that an asprin a day will reduce the chances of a number of cancers (though Pancreatic is not menti...

'Say a little Prayer' singer Aretha Franklin is reported in a number of media including LA Times to have received treatment for PC. There are no details of the illness nor treatment. We naturally hope she recovers soon, though the World-wide fame of the singer is bound to bring greater awareness of ...