Search Tag: pancreatic cancer

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Simple-test-for-detecting-invasive-pancreatic-cancer

2017 12 Dec

Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a new simple molecular test to detect chromosomal abnormalities — biomarkers known as telomere fusions — in pancreatic tumour specimens and cyst fluids. The detection of telomere fusions will help physicians determine which pancreatic lesions are likely to develop into cancer requiring surgical resection, according...Read more

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Imaging-modalities-in-pancreatic-cancer-diagnosis

2017 10 May

A systematic review concludes that different imaging modalities, except for positron emission tomography (PET), have comparable sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy for the diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. The findings are published in European Journal of Radiology. See Also : Benefit-Risk Assessment in Diagnostic Imaging...Read more

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Chemo-radiation-surgery-combo-boosts-survival-for-pancreatic-cancer

2016 31 May

Tumours have grown around the pancreas to encompass critical blood vessels in about a third of all pancreatic cancer patients, with conventional wisdom suggesting that surgery to remove the tumours is rarely an option, and life expectancy is usually measured in months. Now, Mayo Clinic has teamed up oncologists, radiologists, gastrointestinal...Read more

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Pancreatic-cancer-mri-protocol-for-high-risk-patients

2015 09 Apr

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based screening programme for individuals at high risk of pancreatic cancer detected pancreatic lesions in 16 of 40 (40 percent) of patients, of whom five underwent surgery, according to a study published online in JAMA Surgery . “An MRI-based protocol for the surveillance of individuals at risk for developing pancreatic...Read more