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Vaccine May Extend Survival in Pancreatic Cancer 24 Nov 2005
...and Treatment of Cancer (AACR-NCI-EORTC), a new vaccine that is still in clinical trials may improve survival for patients with pancreatic cancer who are able ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Innovative Research Set To Push Boundaries Of Cancer Care 24 Nov 2005
A novel vaccine designed to boost the immune system of pancreatic cancer patients, when used before and after traditional chemotherapy and radiation. ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Car-loving comic finishes final race 24 Nov 2005
Mark Dziwanowski made scores of new friends across the country in 2004 when he ran the Great Race in an old Thunderbird to raise awareness for pancreatic cancer ...
- News-Leader.com,
Radiation ups fracture risk for older women 24 Nov 2005
The number of deaths due to hip fractures is comparable to the number of deaths due to pancreatic cancer and is only slightly lower than the number of deaths ...
- myDNA.com,
Montclair reverend McLain, 71, dies 24 Nov 2005
Montclair Presbyterian Church associate and longtime social activist the Rev. Charles McLain died early this month after a battle with pancreatic cancer. ...
- Contra Costa Times,
Artist's real passion was caring for others 24 Nov 2005
..."She always said 'Look to the children.' ". Mary Mercedes "Marcy" Haraway was 66 when she died Thursday at her home in Cocoa Beach, Fla., of pancreatic cancer. ...
- Huntsville Times,
Benefit fundraiser planned tonight in Jackson Township 24 Nov 2005
...will donate 10 percent of its sales during the event, which is a benefit for Amy Forchione Moran, who recently was diagnosed with liver and pancreatic cancer. ...
- Canton Repository (subscription),
A homecoming from Afghanistan 24 Nov 2005
But the "why" of his early return was distressing: His father, who lives in Michigan, had received a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. ...
- Fort Wayne News Sentinel,
Pancreatic cancer vaccine shows early promise Nov 22, 2005
An experimental vaccine for pancreatic cancer has produced promising results in an early trial, researchers report. ... "We don't know them for pancreatic cancer. ...
- Asbury Park Press,
Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Improves Survival Nov 16, 2005
ISLAMABAD: An experimental vaccine for pancreatic cancer has produced promising results in an early trial, researchers report. The ...
- PakTribune.com,
AACR-NCI-EORTC: Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Extends Life Nov 16, 2005
Writer. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 15 - A therapeutic vaccine for pancreatic cancer appears to extend life, researchers said here today. In ...
- CNN
Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise Nov 16, 2005
A new immune-boosting vaccine may help improve the odds of survival for people who suffer from pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest and most difficult-to ...
- FOX News
Novel pancreatic cancer vaccine nudging survival rates higher Nov 19, 2005
A novel vaccine for pancreatic cancer appears to be nudging survival rates higher, say researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Pancreatic cancer vaccine extends survival Nov 16, 2005
In a long awaited positive development, an experimental pancreatic cancer vaccine seems to be extending survival rates higher. Pancreatic ...
- News-Medical.net,
Early results using therapeutic pancreatic cancer vaccine show ... Nov 17, 2005
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers are encouraged by early results of a treatment vaccine for pancreatic cancer, a disease with few options and low ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Immune Boosting Vaccine for Pancreatic Cancer? Nov 16, 2005
Right now pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of death in this country. Less than 20 percent live up to five years after its discovered. ...
- WNEP-TV,
Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Improves Survival Nov 15, 2005
TUESDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental vaccine for pancreatic cancer has produced promising results in an early trial, researchers report. ...
- Forbes
Pancreatic cancer vaccine may improve survival Nov 15, 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An experimental pancreatic cancer vaccine seems to be nudging survival rates higher for this aggressive, often-fatal malignancy for ...
- Reuters
Research finds drug prolongs lives of those with pancreatic cancer Nov 12, 2005
...has found that adding another chemotherapy drug to standard treatment slightly prolongs the lives of patients with inoperable pancreatic cancer, raising the ...
- Houston Chronicle,
Gene therapy tested in pancreatic cancer studies Nov 14, 2005
Nov 15 (Reuters) - Gene therapy to block the blood supply to tumours could provide a promising new strategy for treating pancreatic cancer, Chinese scientists ...
- Reuters AlertNet,
Gene therapy curbs pancreatic cancer Nov 15, 2005
A gene therapy that prevents tumour cells from growing could offer hope to sufferers of hard-to-treat pancreatic cancer, according to research on mice. ...
- New Scientist (subscription),
Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise Nov 15, 2005
15, 2005 -- A new immune-boosting vaccine may help improve the odds of survival for people who suffer from pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest and most ...
- WebMD
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Nov 10, 2005
10 /PRNewswire/ -- November is National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month -- a time to educate the public about pancreatic cancer, a little-known disease ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise: Presented at AACR-NCI ... Nov 15, 2005
PHILADELPHIA, PA -- November 15, 2005 -- A phase 2 trial of a therapeutic pancreatic cancer vaccine shows improved 1- and 2-year survival compared with ...
- DG News
Xeloda Dramatically Extends Survival Rates in Pancreatic Cancer Nov 8, 2005
The interim analysis of one of the largest phase III studies investigating the first-line treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer shows that adding Xeloda(R ...
- RxPG NEWS,
Drug treatments boost survival rate for pancreatic cancer patients Nov 10, 2005
Progress in treating pancreatic cancer occurs quite slowly, according to Dr. Todd Gersten, a medical oncologist/hematologist with the Palm Beach Cancer ...
- Palm Beach Daily News,
FDA Approves Tarceva for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Nov 8, 2005
...erlotinib), the only EGFR-inhibitor to have shown a survival benefit in lung cancer, will now benefit patients with advanced pancreatic cancer following FDA ...
- RxPG NEWS,
Pancreatic Cancer a Tough Battle to Fight Nov 15, 2005
Only 23 percent of people with pancreatic cancer will be living one year after their diagnosis, and only 4 percent will live for five years. ...
- Gilroy Dispatch (subscription),
Xeloda® Improves Survival with Pancreatic Cancer Nov 10, 2005
According to a press release from Roche, results of a phase III clinical trial indicate that treatment of pancreatic cancer with the combination of Xeloda ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Katie Couric Speaks Out Against Pancreatic Cancer in Beverly Hills ... Nov 10, 2005
NBC's Today Show host Katie Couric will join other celebrities at the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network's (PanCAN) "An Evening With the Stars" gala on Saturday ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Vaccine for Pancreatic Cancer Nov 15, 2005
...(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers from Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in Baltimore are testing a vaccine for treatment of pancreatic cancer. ...
- Ivanhoe,
Gene therapy potential for treatment of pancreatic cancer Nov 14, 2005
A gene responsible for the production of a protein called vasostatin may prove a promising new way of treating pancreatic cancer, suggests research published ...
- EurekAlert (press release),
Study looks positive for pancreatic cancer Nov 10, 2005
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Johns Hopkins researchers said Thursday that their research to develop a vaccine for pancreatic cancer looks promising. ...
- United Press International
Gene therapy tested in pancreatic cancer studies Nov 15, 2005
Gene therapy to block the blood supply to tumours could provide a promising new strategy for treating pancreatic cancer, Chinese scientists said on Tuesday... ...
- LaSalute.net,
Gene therapy hope for pancreatic cancer sufferers Nov 15, 2005
Gene therapy may be a new way to treat pancreatic cancer, which is the fifth leading cause of death in the developed world, say researchers. ...
- DeHavilland,
(PRN) - November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month ... [+] Nov 10, 2005
...(PRN) - PR Newswire Named Official Breaking News Service of the World Conference on Disaster Reduction ... [+. PRN) - Apptix to ...
- Bolsamania.com,
Recycled Or Revamped Therapeutics Find Novel Anti-cancer ... Nov 20, 2005
A drug developed as an insecticide now helping scientists to understand the microtubule assembly process that is important for pancreatic cancer cell growth. ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Tarceva Approved for Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer Nov 3, 2005
...today a combination therapy -- Tarceva (erlotinib) and Gemzar (gemcitabine) -- for treatment of chemotherapy-naïve patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. ...
- CNN
Extra Drug May Help Pancreatic Cancer Nov 2, 2005
...adding another chemotherapy (search) drug to standard treatment slightly prolongs the lives of patients with inoperable pancreatic cancer (search), raising the ...
- FOX News
New treatment for pancreatic cancer Nov 2, 2005
Patients with advanced pancreatic cancer who are given a new chemotherapy drug in addition to standard treatment have a dramatically increased chance of living ...
- Daily Mail - UK,
Tarceva Approved for Pancreatic Cancer Nov 2, 2005
...which is currently on the market as a lung cancer drug -- in combination with gemcitabine chemotherapy for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer who haven't ...
- TheStreet.com
Tarceva OK'd for pancreatic cancer Nov 3, 2005
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved the lung cancer drug Tarceva as a treatment for pancreatic cancer. Melville-based OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. ...
- Newsday,
Cancer vaccine promising Nov 21, 2005
One is from a 13-year-old Alaska boy whose father was dying of pancreatic cancer. The boy begs Jaffee for help: "You have to save my dad. He's my best friend.". ...
- Newsday,
Tarceva drug OK'd for pancreatic cancer Nov 2, 2005
...and OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday that regulators expanded the approval of their Tarceva drug to include its use against pancreatic cancer. ...
- BusinessWeek
Roche's Xeloda shows improved survival rates in pancreatic cancer Nov 2, 2005
ZURICH (AFX) - Roche Holding AG said that a phase 3 trial on its Xeloda drug as a first line treatment against advanced pancreatic cancer in combination with ...
- Forbes
FDA Approves Pancreatic Cancer Drug Nov 3, 2005
...has approved the use of the drug Tarceva (erlotinib) in combination with gemcitabine chemotherapy for treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer in patients who ...
- Forbes
Closeups: Health Briefs Nov 22, 2005
Center. For more information, call 350-6730. Memorial Health Pancreatic Cancer Support Group will meet from 4-5 pm Nov. 30, Cancer ...
- Savannah Morning News,
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) Rolls Out the Red Carpet ... Nov 7, 2005
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) will light up the night on Saturday, Nov. ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Tarceva Approved for Pancreatic Cancer, Shows Improved Survival ... Nov 3, 2005
Administration (FDA) has approved Tarceva (erlotinib) in combination with gemcitabine chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer in patients ...
- Daily News Central,
Tarceva gets FDA go-ahead for pancreatic cancer treatment Nov 3, 2005
Lung cancer drug Tarceva has obtained approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in pancreatic cancer treatment, the drug's makers Genentech ...
- Earthtimes.org
Chemo Drug May Up Pancreatic Cancer Survival Nov 4, 2005
Nov. 4, 2005 -- Xeloda, a chemotherapy drug used to treat cancers of the breast and colon, may improve survival of pancreatic cancer. ...
- WebMD
Pancreatic cancer drug 'boosts life expectancy' Nov 3, 2005
A new chemotherapy drug given to pancreatic cancer patients in addition to usual treatment can dramatically increase survival rates, says new research. ...
- DeHavilland,
Lung cancer drug approved for treating pancreatic cancer Nov 3, 2005
Genentech and OSI Pharmaceuticals have announced that US regulators have approved their lung cancer drug Tarceva for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. ...
- News-Medical.net,
UM Protocol Brings Hope to Some with Pancreatic Cancer Nov 3, 2005
...eyes looked yellow. Recognizing jaundice, Morawa went to his doctor and was eventually diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. It was ...
- Newswise (press release)
FDA Approves Tarceva® in Combination with Gemzar® for Pancreatic ... Nov 3, 2005
...combination with the chemotherapy drug Gemzar® (gemcitabine), for the treatment of locally advanced, inoperable, or metastatic pancreatic cancer, according to ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Tarceva Approved by FDA for Pancreatic Cancer Nov 3, 2005
NEW YORK, NOV 02, 2005 (Reuters) - Genentech Inc. on Wednesday said US regulators have approved their lung cancer drug Tarceva to treat pancreatic cancer. ...
- Cancerpage.com,
FDA approves Tarceva for pancreatic cancer Nov 4, 2005
...erlotinib) in combination with gemcitabine (Gemzar) for first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic pancreatic cancer. ...
- Food Consumer,
Drug Combo Offers Hope to Pancreatic Cancer Patients Nov 2, 2005
Cancer Societies, in Paris , suggest a chemotherapy combination extends survival in patients diagnosed with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer. ...
- Cancerpage.com,
New Drug Extends Survival for Pancreatic Cancer Patients Nov 3, 2005
...(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The American Cancer society estimates 32,180 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year. ...
- Ivanhoe,
Drug Extends Pancreatic Cancer Patient Survival Nov 2, 2005
The chemotherapy pill Xeloda (capecitabine) helps extend survival for people with pancreatic cancer, according to the interim analysis of a Phase III study. ...
- KLAS-TV,
Capecitabine and Gemcitabine help battle pancreatic cancer Nov 3, 2005
The prognosis of pancreatic cancer is poor but new therapies such as gemcitabine have contributed to improving the outcome for patients. ...
- News-Medical.net,
New chemo combo means longer life for pancreatic cancer patients Nov 3, 2005
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to treat, and has an overall one-year survival rate of only 13%. It causes ...
- News-Medical.net,
FDA OKs New Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Nov 7, 2005
Nov. 7, 2005 -- The FDA has approved the use of the lung cancer drug Tarceva to treat advanced pancreatic cancer. Tarceva was cleared ...
- WebMD
ECCO: Xeloda-Gemzar Duo Extends Pancreatic Cancer Survival Nov 3, 2005
The addition of Xeloda (capecitabine) to Gemzar (gemcitabine) can significantly extend survival in some patients with advanced pancreatic cancer compared with ...
- MedPage Today,
FDA approves Tarceva for pancreatic cancer Nov 5, 2005
...erlotinib) in combination with gemcitabine (Gemzar) for first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic pancreatic cancer... ...
- LaSalute.net,
ECCO: Xeloda-Gemzar Duo Extends Pancreatic Cancer Survival Nov 3, 2005
The addition of Xeloda (capecitabine) to Gemzar (gemcitabine) can significantly extend survival in some patients with advanced pancreatic cancer compared with ...
- LaSalute.net,
Endoscopic Ultrasound Accurately Rules Out Pancreatic Cancer Oct 25, 2005
...and the University of California at Irvine have reported that endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is highly specific for the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer with a ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Family taking steps to fight pancreatic cancer Oct 27, 2005
Police family of Yarmouth has chosen the latter and to great success: since 2001, a 5K walk in memory of Cindy Police, who died from pancreatic cancer in 2000 ...
- Yarmouthport Register,
Further Data Associates Being Overweight with Increased Risk of ... Nov 18, 2005
Causes and Control, further data indicates that men who are overweight have an approximately two-fold increase in the risk of developing pancreatic cancer. ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
FDA partially rejects American Longevity's health claims for ... Nov 9, 2005
...prostate cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, and pancreatic cancer. ...
- Food Consumer,
Running at cancer head-on Nov 17, 2005
In January, a doctor finally said it looked to be pancreatic cancer, the most deadly kind. “We were shell-shocked,� he said of the news. ...
- TimesCommunity.com,
Radiation Therapy Raises Hip Fracture Risk Nov 22, 2005
According to the study authors, the number of deaths attributable to hip fractures is comparable to the number of deaths due to pancreatic cancer and is only ...
- Forbes
Cell Genesys Announces Favorable 2-Year Survival Data From Phase 2 ... Nov 15, 2005
...today announced interim findings from a Phase 2 clinical trial of GVAX(R) vaccine for pancreatic cancer in 60 patients with operable pancreatic cancer who ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
Awareness prompts cancer walk Nov 9, 2005
The fight against pancreatic cancer prompted the first Garden Walk of Hope, scheduled Saturday at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma ...
- NewsOK.com (subscription),
Cell Genesys San Diego Manufacturing Operation Acquired by Genzyme Nov 22, 2005
...clinical trials include Phase 3 trials of GVAX® vaccine for prostate cancer, Phase 2 trials of GVAX® vaccines for leukemia and pancreatic cancer, and a Phase ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
TALKING TURKEY ABOUT ILLNESS Nov 22, 2005
Talking about an uncle's pancreatic cancer might not be considered the best Thanksgiving dinner conversation, but doctors say holiday gatherings provide the ...
- Mobile Register,
Early Results Using Therapeutic Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Show ... Nov 15, 2005
15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers are encouraged by early results of a treatment vaccine for pancreatic cancer, a disease ...
- AScribe
AACR-NCI-EORTC: Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Extends Life Nov 15, 2005
By , MedPage Today Staff Writer. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 15 - A therapeutic vaccine for pancreatic cancer appears to extend life, researchers said here today. ...
- MedPage Today,
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Nov 10, 2005
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network's (PanCAN) Life Bulb Campaign Will 'Shed Light on Pancreatic Cancer' EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 10 ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Gene therapy hope for pancreatic cancer sufferers Nov 15, 2005
Gene therapy may be a new way to treat pancreatic cancer, which is the fifth leading cause of death in the developed world, say researchers... ...
- LaSalute.net,
Avantogen presents to the Ausbiotech 2005 National Biotechnology ... Nov 21, 2005
...advances in the programs for the proprietary nucleoside, RP101, currently in Phase II clinical development for the treatment of pancreatic cancer; the cancer ...
- Biotech Intelligence (press release),
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) Rolls Out the Red Carpet ... Nov 7, 2005
...'An Evening With the Stars' Gala on Nov. 12 Benefits Pancreatic Cancer Research & Awareness EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
FDA Approves Drug for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Nov 7, 2005
...of Tarceva (erlotinib) and Gemzar (gemcitabine) as first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic pancreatic cancer who had ...
- ACS News Center,
Hope for Cancer Vaccines Nov 18, 2005
By Emily Singer. An experimental vaccine for pancreatic cancer appears to boost survival in some people diagnosed with the disease. ...
- Technology Review
Tarceva OK'd for cancer of pancreas Nov 2, 2005
By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY. The Food and Drug Administration approved a lung cancer medication Wednesday as a new treatment for pancreatic cancer. ...
- USA Today
Tarceva Gets Green Light for Cancer Treatment Nov 3, 2005
The Food and Drug Administration approved a lung cancer medication Wednesday as a new treatment for pancreatic cancer. Tarceva does ...
- NewsFactor Network,
Multimedia News Release -- FDA Approves Tarceva(R) in Combination ... Nov 3, 2005
Tarceva Now Approved for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Pancreatic Cancer MELVILLE, NY, and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
FDA Approves Tarceva in Combination with Gemcitabine Chemotherapy ... Nov 2, 2005
Administration (FDA) approved Tarceva(R) (erlotinib) in combination with gemcitabine chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer in patients ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
Cars Rev Up, Sans Ocasek Nov 22, 2005
...of the band's signature tracks, including "Just What I Needed," "My Best Friend's Girl" and the band's biggest hit, "Drive," died of pancreatic cancer in 2000. ...
- E! Online
'Bidding for a Cure 2005' in NYC on Nov. 17 Benefits Pancreatic ... Nov 4, 2005
...have a fabulous chance to do a good deed and score great goody bags at Bidding for a Cure 2005, a popular annual fundraiser for pancreatic cancer held this ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Johns Hopkins Pancreas Specialist and Alimentary Tract Surgeon ... Nov 8, 2005
Preeminent pancreatic cancer surgeon Charles J. Yeo, MD, has been selected as the new Samuel D. Gross Professor and Chair of Surgery at Jefferson Medical ...
- Hellenic News of America
Nine Major Cancer Risks Identified Nov 20, 2005
...treatment.�. He noted that this progress is less successful for cancers that have high mortality, such as liver and pancreatic cancer. ...
- Harvard Crimson,
Virginia Run Race Honors Lynda Gubin Nov 17, 2005
This year, sadly, it's dedicated to Lynda Gubin, who died March 24 of pancreatic cancer at age 55. She and her husband Ken lived in Virginia Run for 17 years. ...
- Centre View,
Don’t let Alzheimer’s sap your spirit Nov 22, 2005
...other way around. “A year into her disease he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and five months later he was dead. I first ...
- Royal Gazette,
Organic is the way to go when it comes to eating healthy Nov 21, 2005
...positive associations between solid tumors and pesticide exposure, including brain cancer, prostate cancer, kidney cancer, and pancreatic cancer, among others ...
- Inside Bay Area,
Concert to benefit pancreatic cancer research 03 Oct 2005
NORTHBOROUGH -- They lost their daughter to pancreatic cancer in 1998, and for the past two years, Dick and Hilda Sweeney of Northborough have been spreading ...
- MetroWest Daily News
First Global Guidelines Endorse metformin (GLUCOPHAGE(R)) as ... 03 Oct 2005
...by metformin (GLUCOPHAGE(R)): Early research results Patients with diabetes have an increased risk of cancer, particularly liver and pancreatic cancer(4). Now ...
- Canada NewsWire (press release)
First Global Guidelines Endorse metformin (GLUCOPHAGE(R)) as ... 03 Oct 2005
Patients with diabetes have an increased risk of cancer, particularly liver and pancreatic cancer(4). Now, research suggests that the risk of cancer related ...
- PR Newswire UK (press release)
Profits with a bedside manner 03 Oct 2005
The company also has a 50-50 partnership with OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. to co-market Tarceva, a smart drug for small-cell lung cancer and pancreatic cancer. ...
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Privacy issue is central to Oregon's assisted-suicide law but is ... 03 Oct 2005
For Alvin Davis' wife, Norma, whose pancreatic cancer had spawned diabetes and other debilitating problems, the answer in July 2001 was yes. ...
- Salem Statesman Journal
George T. Leonard 03 Oct 2005
The family suggests contributions to the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, 1111 Stewart Ave., Bethpage, NY 11714 or to Hospice of the ...
- News-Herald.com
MRIs Useful In Spotting Pancreatic Cancer Sep 28, 2005
CHAPEL HILL, NC -- The problem with pancreatic cancer is there's not a good way to identify those who are at risk. When symptoms ...
- WRAL.com
High-vegetable Diet Linked To Protection Against Pancreatic Cancer Sep 19, 2005
...eating lots of fruits and vegetables -- particularly vegetables -- is associated with about a 50 percent reduction in the risk of developing pancreatic cancer. ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Scientists Develop Screening Method For Pancreatic Cancer Sep 21, 2005
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found a way of identifying families at high risk of pancreatic cancer. Liverpool ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Fruits and vegetables half pancreatic cancer risk Sep 18, 2005
WASHINGTON: A diet rich in fruits and vegetables reduces a person's risk of developing pancreatic cancer by 50 percent, according to a study by UCSF researchers ...
- Newindpress
Fruit and veg protect against pancreatic cancer: more evidence Sep 20, 2005
20/09/2005 - Including plenty of fruit and vegetables in the diet could halve chances of developing pancreatic cancer indicates a new case-control study ...
- NutraIngredients.com
Researchers Develop Testing Procedure for Pancreatic Cancer Sep 21, 2005
A new study by scientists at the University of Liverpool suggests there may be a way of identifying families at high risk of pancreatic cancer. ...
- Newsinferno.com
Healthy Diet Cuts Pancreatic Cancer Risk Sep 19, 2005
California researchers have concluded that a diet filled with fruits and vegetables is an effective weapon in keeping pancreatic cancer at bay. ...
- Consumer Affairs
Combination of Alimta® and Gemzar® Does Not Improve Pancreatic ... Sep 21, 2005
...in the Annals of Oncology, combination chemotherapy with pemetrexed (Alimta®) and gemcitabine (Gemzar®) for treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer does not ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release)
Lustgarten Foundation Holds First Annual Chicago Pancreatic Cancer ... Sep 23, 2005
To Take Place at The Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois Annual Walks Have Raised More Than $2 Million to Date for Pancreatic Cancer Research BETHPAGE, NY ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Diet may protect from pancreatic cancer Sep 21, 2005
Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention journal, individuals with a diet rich in fruits and vegetables enjoy 50% less risk of developing pancreatic cancer. ...
- myDNA.com
High vegetable diet protects against pancreatic cancer Sep 21, 2005
In the biggest study of its kind, researchers have found that eating vegetables reduces the risk of pancreatic cancer. There is ...
- HealthandAge.com
FDA panel backs Tarceva for pancreatic cancer Sep 13, 2005
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- A Food and Drug Administration panel Tuesday backed the drug Tarceva for use in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. ...
- MarketWatch
US panel backs OSI drug for pancreatic cancer Sep 13, 2005
...won a US advisory panel's support on Tuesday for its application to market lung cancer drug Tarceva as a treatment for pancreatic cancer, one of the most ...
- Reuters AlertNet
More veggies may curb pancreatic cancer risk -study Sep 16, 2005
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eating more raw vegetables every day, especially yellow and dark green ones, may help cut the risk of pancreatic cancer in half ...
- Reuters
More raw vegies may curb pancreatic cancer risk, study Sep 15, 2005
Eating more raw vegetables every day, especially yellow and dark green ones, may help cut the risk of pancreatic cancer in half, according to researchers. ...
- ABC Online
Veg 'could halve pancreatic cancer' Sep 15, 2005
Eating large amounts of vegetables can halve the risk of pancreatic cancer, scientists have said. Onions, garlic, beans, carrots ...
- Daily Mail - UK
UPDATE 1-US panel backs OSI drug for pancreatic cancer Sep 13, 2005
3 to recommend approval of OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s (OSIP.O: Quote, Profile, Research) lung cancer drug Tarceva for treating patients with pancreatic cancer. ...
- Reuters
US panel backs OSI drug for pancreatic cancer Sep 13, 2005
...advisory panel on Tuesday voted 10-3 to recommend approval of OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s lung cancer drug Tarceva for treating patients with pancreatic cancer. ...
- Reuters AlertNet
Genentech, OSI's Tarceva recommended for pancreatic cancer ... Sep 13, 2005
Committee (ODAC) appointed by the US FDA voted 10 to 3 in favour of recommending approval of their Tarceva drug for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer ...
- Forbes
FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Tarceva(R) Approval for Pancreatic ... Sep 13, 2005
10 to 3 in favor of recommending approval of Tarceva(R) (erlotinib) in combination with gemcitabine for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer in patients ...
- Genetic Engineering News
Vegetables, Fruit Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk Sep 15, 2005
15 (HealthDay News) -- Diets rich in fruits and vegetables are associated with a 50 percent reduced risk of deadly pancreatic cancer, researchers report. ...
- HealthCentral.com
HIFU Promising in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Sep 2, 2005
...published in the journal Radiology, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) relieves pain and appears active in the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer. ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release)
Vegetables, fruit lower pancreatic cancer risk Sep 15, 2005
...issue of Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention reported that five or more servings of vegetables a day could cut the risk of pancreatic cancer by 50 ...
- Food Consumer
FDA Advisers Recommend Tarceva for Pancreatic Cancer Sep 14, 2005
WASHINGTON-An FDA advisory panel voted on Tuesday to recommend approval of Tarceva (erlotinib) for therapy of advanced pancreatic cancer, a disease for which ...
- MedPage Today
Tarceva Pancreatic Cancer Survival Benefit Is Small But Clinically ... Sep 13, 2005
Genentech/OSI Tarceva’s survival benefit in pancreatic cancer may be modest but the benefit is still clinically meaningful, FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory ...
- FDA Advisory Committee
Tarceva Survival Advantage In Pancreatic Cancer Not "Clinically ... Sep 12, 2005
Genentech/OSI Tarceva’s survival benefit when used in combination with Lilly’s Gemzar in pancreatic cancer patients is not clinically meaningful, FDA ...
- FDA Advisory Committee
3D imaging may detect pancreatic cancer earlier Sep 9, 2005
8, 2005 – Three-dimensional MRI can detect pancreatic cancer when it is smaller and patients have a greater likelihood of survival, a new study shows. ...
- Cancerfacts.com
Vegetables, Fruit Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk Sep 15, 2005
15 (HealthDay News) -- Diets rich in fruits and vegetables are associated with a 50 percent reduced risk of deadly pancreatic cancer, researchers report... ...
- Borsa-Italia.Net
Golf tournament to benefit pancreatic cancer organization Sep 10, 2005
The Harold Phillips Memorial Golf Tournament to benefit PanCAN (Pancreatic Cancer Network) will be Sept. 18 at Great Cove Golf Course. ...
- Hagerstown Morning Herald
More raw vegies may curb pancreatic cancer risk, study Sep 15, 2005
Eating more raw vegetables every day, especially yellow and dark green ones, may help cut the risk of pancreatic cancer in half, according to researchers... ...
- Borsa-Italia.Net
FDA Advisory Panel recommends Tarceva approval for pancreatic ... Sep 17, 2005
10 to 3 in favor of recommending approval of Tarceva ( Erlotinib ) in combination with Gemcitabine for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer in patients ...
- Xagena.it
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Promising in Advanced Pancreatic ... Sep 6, 2005
China have reported that high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) relieves pain and appears active in the treatment of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release)
Technique detects pancreatic cancer earlier Sep 7, 2005
Researchers at the University of North Carolina Hospitals say a new magnetic resonance imaging technique can find pancreatic cancer earlier than other imaging ...
- South Bend Tribune
'An Evening With the Stars' Gala on Nov. 12 Benefits Pancreatic ... Sep 27, 2005
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) Rolls Out the Red Carpet for NBC's 'Today Show' Host Katie Couric and Honors ABC's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Cancer chapter schedules fund-raiser Oct. 15 Sep 27, 2005
LUDLOW - In 2002, Ann E. Matthews of Wilbraham decided to coordinate a Western Massachusetts chapter of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network after her mother ...
- The Republican
GenVec invests $15M from stock sale into drug Sep 30, 2005
...investment judgment on data from a FDA evaluation on September 13 of Tarceva in phase three clinical trial of 569 patients who have tumors of pancreatic cancer ...
- Business Gazette
Men with breast cancer gene at risk of pancreatic and prostate ... Sep 1, 2005
...found that carriers of the mutated gene were seven times more likely to have pharyngeal cancer and eight times more likely to have pancreatic cancer than the ...
- News-Medical.net
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Shows Promise in Pancreatic ... Aug 30, 2005
Health) - Ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) appears safe and feasible as a treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer, say researchers ...
- Cancerpage.com
Asian Shrub Could Be a Cancer-Fighter Sep 26, 2005
...derived from the plant's seeds, called 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), may also fight one of the deadliest malignancies in humans, pancreatic cancer ...
- Forbes
Fruits and vegetables half pancreatic cancer risk: Sep 18, 2005
Washington : A diet rich in fruits and vegetables reduces a person’s risk of developing pancreatic cancer by 50 percent, according to a study by UCSF ...
- NewKerala.com
Fruit and veg protect against pancreatic cancer: more evidence Sep 20, 2005
9/20/2005 - Including plenty of fruit and vegetables in the diet could halve chances of developing pancreatic cancer indicates a new case-control study ...
- NutraIngredients-usa.com
For the Sept. 30 issue Sep 30, 2005
TOWAMENCIN, Pa. — Maria Alexandra "Alex" Lanning, 46, died Sept. 21 following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. She was the ...
- Windsor-Hights Herald
Avantogen and Innovate Oncology Announce Presentation of Clinical ... Sep 20, 2005
ASX:ACU), and Innovate Oncology (OTCBB:IOVOE), today said encouraging clinical results from a study of RP101 in patients with pancreatic cancer were presented ...
- Genetic Engineering News
More Veggies May Curb Pancreatic Cancer Risk -Study Sep 16, 2005
SEP 16, 2005 (Reuters) - Eating more raw vegetables every day, especially yellow and dark green ones, may help cut the risk of pancreatic cancer in half ...
- Cancerpage.com
3D MRI detects pancreatic cancer Sep 7, 2005
3D MRI can detect pancreatic cancer when it is smaller and patients have a greater likelihood of survival, a new study shows. The ...
- myDNA.com
Oxford Biomedica Plc announces Interim Results Sep 19, 2005
International Colorectal Cancer Congress from 14 to 16 October 2005 - First stage of Phase II trial with MetXia(R) in pancreatic cancer successfully concluded ...
- Market Wire (press release)
Eating lots of fruits and vegetables greatly reduces risk of ... Sep 21, 2005
...eating lots of fruits and vegetables - particularly vegetables - is associated with about a 50 percent reduction in the risk of developing pancreatic cancer. ...
- News-Medical.net
Go green to fight cancer Sep 24, 2005
Eating more raw vegetables every day, especially yellow and dark green ones, may help cut the risk of pancreatic cancer in half, according to a study released ...
- Financial Express
More Vegetables Lowers Chance of Deadly Cancer Sep 19, 2005
Sept. 16, 2005 -- You really, really don't want to get pancreatic cancer. If you eat lots of vegetables, you may not have to. Pancreatic cancer is rare. ...
- Borsa-Italia.Net
Committee Supports New Indication for EGFR Inhibitor Erlotinib Sep 14, 2005
10 to 3 in favor of recommending approval of Tarceva® (erlotinib) in combination with gemcitabine for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer in patients ...
- RxPG NEWS
Golf Events Sep 26, 2005
The third annual Pancreatic Cancer Golf Outing and Barbecue will be held Oct. ... Proceeds benefit the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc. ...
- York Daily Record
Ron O'Brien, you will be missed Oct 2, 2005
But, a finer man you'll never meet. Pancreatic cancer took the 56-year old way before his time, but his legacy lives on. Ron wasn't flashy. He wasn't loud. ...
- Joliet Herald News
Dynamic instructor brings grab bag of experience to class Oct 2, 2005
But it hasn't always been fun and games and light and laughter for Stephens. In June of 2003, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. It was a scary time. ...
- The Desert Sun
3D MRI Useful In Detecting Most Lethal Of All Major Cancers Sep 8, 2005
3D MRI can detect pancreatic cancer when it is smaller and patients have a greater likelihood of survival, a new study shows. Liverpool ...
- Science Daily (press release)
OSI Pharmaceuticals Announces Tarceva(R) Granted Approval in the ... Sep 21, 2005
...the US Food and Drug Administration for the use of Tarceva plus gemcitabine chemotherapy in the treatment of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer who have ...
- Business Wire (press release)
Drugs in Development Sep 21, 2005
...completed its last patient visit in the global Phase III clinical study of Virulizin in combination with Gemzar for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. ...
- R&D Directions (subscription)
Closeups: Health Briefs Sep 21, 2005
...disorders. Dinner is served. For more information, call 350-7285. The Pancreatic Cancer Support group will meet from 4-5 pm Sept. 28 ...
- Savannah Morning News
Cancer Drug Approved in Europe Sep 23, 2005
The agency is now debating whether to OK it for a second use -- as a treatment for pancreatic cancer, the New York newspaper Newsday reported. ...
- KLAS-TV
FDA mulls new use for OSI's Tarceva Sep 12, 2005
...of Melville will again undergo Food and Drug Administration scrutiny as the agency considers whether to approve its use in pancreatic cancer patients. ...
- Newsday
Silent killers Sep 20, 2005
...while.' ". Pancreatic cancer is somewhat rare - only about 35,000 Americans are diagnosed every year. But it has a high mortality rate. ...
- AZ Central.com
FDA Panel Backs New Use for Drug Sep 14, 2005
Genentech and OSI Pharmaceuticals' Tarceva moves closer to approval as a treatment for pancreatic cancer. By Denise Gellene, Times Staff Writer. ...
- Los Angeles Times
3D MRI Useful in Detecting Most Lethal Cancers Sep 6, 2005
By American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), 3D MRI can detect pancreatic cancer when it is smaller and patients have a greater likelihood of survival, a new study ...
- RxPG NEWS
Johns Hopkins Pancreas Specialist and Alimentary Tract Surgeon ... Sep 12, 2005
12 /PRNewswire/ -- Preeminent pancreatic cancer surgeon Charles J. Yeo, MD, has been selected as the new Samuel D. Gross Professor and Chair of Surgery at ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Healthy food 'no protection' against cancer Sep 29, 2005
...eating certain foods can lower cancer risks, with broccoli said to be effective against bladder cancer, and tomatoes effective against pancreatic cancer. ...
- NEWS.com.au
JOINING HANDS IN MIDAIR: Rochester Hills dentist to skydive as ... Sep 26, 2005
..."It never crossed my mind that I was going to die," said Johnson, who lost her aunt to the disease in 1991 and her mother to pancreatic cancer in 1994. ...
- Detroit Free Press
Fractured States Of America (Part 3 of 3) Sep 29, 2005
Okay, this is as depressing as finding out you have pancreatic cancer with three months to live. I'm not thrilled with it myself. ...
- OfficialWire
Women warriors Sep 25, 2005
She found out about her breast cancer in 2000, one month after her mother died from pancreatic cancer. Bernstein also found a lump during a self-exam. ...
- commercialappeal.com (subscription)
Vion Licenses Heterocyclic Hydrazones Sep 26, 2005
...a potent inhibitor of a key step in DNA synthesis, is being evaluated in combination with gemcitabine in a Phase II trial in pancreatic cancer, and additional ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Point Therapeutics Advances Third Phase 2 Oncology Study in ... Sep 19, 2005
...melanoma and in advanced chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and, in June of 2005, a fifth Phase 2 clinical trial in metastatic pancreatic cancer was initiated ...
- Genetic Engineering News
Genentech: trial suspension unlikely to harm Avastin's progress Sep 26, 2005
...in 2009, sales of Avastin are expected to be driven by further approvals in NSCLC, breast cancer, prostate cancer, renal cell carcinoma and pancreatic cancer.
- Pharmaceutical Business Review
Panel OKs mobile home use Sep 30, 2005
Roscoe Wells told committee members his father recently underwent surgery and is receiving chemotherapy treatments for pancreatic cancer as well as insulin ...
- 2theadvocate.com
Study Results of Novel Inovio Electroporation Device for Gene ... Sep 27, 2005
...cancers in Europe, where it has CE Mark accreditation, a US Phase III pivotal study for recurrent head and neck cancer, and a Phase I pancreatic cancer trial. ...
- Business Wire (press release)
AEterna Zentaris Initiates Multi-Center Phase II trial of ... Sep 22, 2005
...prostate and non-small cell lung cancer, while it was advised not to pursue studies with perifosine in monotherapy in head and neck and pancreatic cancer. ...
- Canada NewsWire (press release)
INNOVIVE Pharmaceuticals Announces Scientific Advisory Board ... Sep 27, 2005
Translational Research at the Translational Genomics Research Institute's Translational Drug Development Division and Head, Pancreatic Cancer Research Program ...
- Business Wire (press release)
ODAC Votes In Favor Of Expanded Tarceva Label Sep 13, 2005
Panel members recommended approving Tarceva (erlotinib) for pancreatic cancer, siding with the drug's developers and against criticism from the FDA. ...
- BioWorld Online (subscription)
UPDATE 2-US FDA staff questions new use of OSI cancer drug Sep 12, 2005
Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s (OSIP.O: Quote, Profile, Research) analysis showing its lung cancer drug Tarceva is effective in treating pancreatic cancer, sending the ...
- Reuters
Gene mutation boosts cancer risk in men Sep 1, 2005
...that men carrying a mutated BRCA2 gene are twice as likely to develop prostate cancer and six times more likely to develop pancreatic cancer than those free of ...
- New Scientist (subscription)
Thomas P. Lawless, 62, Chief Of the MTA's Police Force, Dies Sep 29, 2005
He was 62 and lived in Flushing, Queens. The cause was pancreatic cancer, which was diagnosed seven weeks ago, said his son-in-law, James M. Driscoll. ...
- New York Times
Widespread Panic thrills Ames audience Oct 1, 2005
No disrespect to the band's late, beloved lead guitarist, Michael Houser, who died in 2002 from pancreatic cancer, but Thursday night offered proof of the best ...
- DesMoinesRegister.com
Author to read in Laramie Sep 28, 2005
...“Eating Heaven? tells the story of Eleanor, a large and lonely food magazine writer who is caring for an uncle dying from pancreatic cancer. ...
- Laramine Boomerang
Reports of his death have been ... Sep 21, 2005
After Edward was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 13 months ago, the flamingos congregating in his yard became the talk of the town. ...
- Macon Telegraph
News about health and medicine Sep 25, 2005
Eating more raw vegetables every day, especially yellow and dark green ones, may help halve the risk of pancreatic cancer. Researchers ...
- Seattle Times
Zahira Siebauer services set Monday Sep 30, 2005
Mrs. Siebauer died at 3:30 pm Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005, at her residence following a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. A ...
- Oil City Derrick
Cancer Research Fund allocates nearly $2m. to local scientists Sep 20, 2005
Inc., announced the grants, which included the the awarding of the first Barbara Goodman Endowed Research Career Development Award for Pancreatic Cancer to the ...
- Jerusalem Post
Local family donates saddle Sep 28, 2005
...area. McIrvin, a 57-year-old auctioneer, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer following gall bladder surgery in April of 2004. Physicians ...
- Green River Star
Subtle Signs of Ovarian Cancer Can Combine To Become Serious ... Sep 27, 2005
Much like pancreatic cancer, its symptoms are subtle and sometimes are not recognized until it is too late for effective treatment. ...
- eMaxHealth.com
SLO honors local fire and police personnel Sep 30, 2005
...references to the late fire captain's legacy. Otto died March 26 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. "Greg was the best, and we ...
- San Luis Obispo Tribune
Catching Cancer Early: New MRI Technology Shows Promise, UNC Study ... Sep 6, 2005
CHAPEL HILL c A recent advance in magnetic resonance imaging technology is “very successful? in early detection of pancreatic cancer, researchers at the ...
- Local Tech Wire
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