pancreatic cancer
- Cancer Biology
New Advance Drug To Treat Pancreatic Cancer
Scientists at the University of Houston have developed an advanced drug for treating highly aggressive and commonly fatal Pancreatic Cancer. The research has been published in the Cancer Research journal by Dr. Ruiwen Zang and Dr. Wein Wang. Pancreatic cancer has a property of early metastasis and it responds poorly to chemotherapy. The most commonly used chemotherapy drug is Gemcitabine,…
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Bacteria May Stimulate Pancreatic Cancer by Inhibiting Immune System
In a new study, scientists discovered that bacteria suppress the immune system which in turn promotes pancreatic cancer. The research proposes that targeting the microbiome may make immunotherapy effective against pancreatic cancer. In many types of cancer like liver and colorectal cancer, gut microbiome is studied and it has been observed that it affects the development of cancer. The gut…
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