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Science Reveals Link Between Obesity, Diabetes & Pancreatic Cancer Risk
FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2023 – Having high insulin levels may be more than tough to manage when you have diabetes: New research shows it also appears to raise the risk of pancreatic cancer. In the study,...
Lorazepam Has Negative Impact on Survival in Pancreatic Cancer
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 – Lorazepam stimulates fibrosis and inflammatory signaling and is associated with reduced survival in patients with pancreatic cancer, according to a study published online...
Higher Cardiorespiratory Fitness Protects Men Against Many Cancers
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 – Higher cardiorespiratory fitness protects men against many site-specific cancers, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine....
2010 to 2019 Saw Increase in Incidence of Early-Onset Cancers in U.S.
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 – From 2010 to 2019, the incidence rates of early-onset cancers increased, with gastrointestinal cancers having the fastest-growing incidence rates, according to a study...
Could Ativan Pose Harm to People Battling Pancreatic Cancer?
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 – Sometimes patients with pancreatic cancer are prescribed the benzodiazepine lorazepam (Ativan) for anxiety, but that may be harming their health. A new study found this...
Cancers, Especially Gastro Tumors, Are Rising Among Americans Under 50
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 – Breast, colon and pancreatic cancer rates are increasing at concerning rates among America's young adults, a new study finds. Breast cancer accounted for the most cases in...
Rate of Positive Laparoscopy High for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 – For patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the rate of positive laparoscopy (PL) is high and is associated with younger age, indeterminate extrapancreatic...
Too Many Pancreatic Cancer Patients Not Offered Surgery
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 – Surgery is underutilized for the treatment of resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) in Texas, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Surgical...
Lynparza (olaparib) Approved in the US as a First-Line Maintenance Treatment of Germline BRCA-Mutated Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
30 December 2019 – AstraZeneca and Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., US (Merck: known as MSD outside the US and Canada) today announced that Lynparza® (olaparib) has been approved in the US for ...
FDA Approves Onivyde (irinotecan liposome injection) for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
October 22, 2015 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Onivyde (irinotecan liposome injection), in combination with fluorouracil and leucovorin, to treat patients with advanced...
FDA Approves Abraxane for Late-Stage Pancreatic Cancer
September 6, 2013 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved uses of Abraxane (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension, albumin-bound) to treat patients...
FDA Approves Sutent for Rare Type of Pancreatic Cancer
SILVER SPRING, Md., May 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Sutent (sunitinib) to treat patients with progressive neuroendocrine cancerous tumors...
Novartis Gains FDA Approval for Afinitor As First New Treatment in Nearly Three Decades for Patients With Advanced Pancreatic NET
Basel, May 5, 2011 - Novartis announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Afinitor (everolimus) tablets for the treatment of progressive neuroendocrine tumors of...
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