A common flu virus could be used to overcome patients’ resistance to certain cancer drugs — and improve how those drugs kill cancer cells, according to new research from Queen Ma... Read more
A new research study has shown that pancreatic cancer cells can be coaxed to revert back toward normal cells by introducing a protein called E47. E47 binds to specific DNA sequences and cont... Read more
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed and tested a vaccine that triggered the growth of immune cell nodules within pancreatic tumors, essentially reprogramming... Read more
Patients with pancreatic cancer have a different and distinct profile of specific bacteria in their saliva compared to healthy controls and even patients with other cancers or pancreatic dis... Read more
This is an exceptionally good result for a diagnostic test Pancreatic cancer is often detected at a late stage, which results in poor prognosis and limited treatment options. Researchers at... Read more
Pancreatic cancer is a particularly devastating disease. At least 94 percent of patients will die within five years, and in 2013 it was ranked as one of the top 10 deadliest cancers. Routine... Read more
Currently, the disease is usually found too late to save lives Reporting on a small preliminary study, Johns Hopkins researchers say a simple blood test based on detection of tiny epigenetic... Read more