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Pancreatic Cancer stories:
Obesity responsible for 100000 cancer cases annually
Nov 5th, 2009 - CNN
(CNN) -- More than 100,000 cases of cancer each year are caused by excess body fat, according to a report released Thursday in Washington.
Researchers with the American...Hepatitis B Does Not Increase Risk For Pancreatic Cancer
Nov 1st, 2009 - redOrbit
A Henry Ford Hospital study found that hepatitis B does not increase the risk for pancreatic cancer â?" and that only age is a contributing factor. The results contradict...
Dennis Hopper Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer
Oct 30th, 2009 - Cinematical
As if we needed yet another reason to do what we can to fight cancer. On top of the hundreds of thousands of cancer-related deaths the U.S. is plagued with every year...SciClone tumbles after cancer drug trial stops
Oct 5th, 2009 - Forbes
Shares of SciClone Pharmaceuticals Inc. dropped Monday after the company suspended a study of its drug candidate RP101, which was intended as a treatment for late stage pancreatic cancer. On Friday...
China's premier begins 3-day visit to North Korea
Oct 4th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Beijing - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang today, kicking off a three-day visit that could indicate whether...
Pancreatic Cancer videos from YouTube:
5:30Facing Pancreatic Cancer
Prominent oncologist and fearless pancreatic cancer patient offer inspiration in recognition of pancreatic cancer awareness month. Until the recent spike of high-profile pancreatic cancer cases among luminaries ...
4:54Get the Facts - Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most devastating forms of cancer. More needs to be done to stop this terrible disease! Created by: Andrew Nethery Music by: Patrick Stevens
4:30Pancreatic Cancer Survivor Story: In Her Own Words
Listen as pancreatic cancer survivor Peggy Kessler tells how she overcame hearing "You have two months to live. Go home and get your things in order." from her doctor.
2:24Pancreatic Cancer Action Network PSA with Dr. Randy Pausch
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the US, but receives extremely little federal funding to support research efforts. Dr. Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon professor who has pancreatic cancer ...
Pancreatic Cancer from WikiPedia:
Pancreatic cancer is a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. Each year in the United States, about 42,470 individuals are diagnosed with this condition and 35,240 die from the disease. The prognosis is generally poor; less than 5 percent of those diagnosed are still alive five years after diagnosis. Complete remission is still extremely rare.
About 95% of exocrine pancreatic cancers are adenocarcinomas (M8140/3). The remaining 5% include adenosquamous carcinomas, signet ring cell carcinomas, hepatoid carcinomas, colloid carcinomas, undifferentiated carcinomas, and undifferentiated carcinomas with osteoclast-like giant cells. Exocrine pancreatic cancers are far more common than endocrine pancreatic cancers (also known as islet cell carcinomas), which make up about 1% of total cases.
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