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October 31, 2008
Patrick Swayze says chemo was "hell on wheels"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Patrick Swayze, filming again less than a year after being given a grim diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, described chemotherapy as "hell on wheels" but said work had kept him feeling positive.
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September 16, 2008
MediGene drug extends pancreatic cancer survival
LONDON (Reuters) - Patients with inoperable pancreatic cancer live substantially longer when given MediGene's experimental drug EndoTAG-1 on top of standard chemotherapy, according to clinical trial results.
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September 4, 2008
Gene trawl shows curing cancer harder than thought
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cancer experts who probed every gene in tumors from two of the hardest-to-treat cancers found that cancer is much more complicated than anyone thought -- and say they found why a cure is so unlikely after a tumor has spread.
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July 16, 2008
Obesity ups a woman's pancreatic cancer risk: study
LONDON (Reuters) - Obese women who carry most of their extra weight around the stomach are 70 percent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer, an international team of researchers reported on Tuesday.
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July 2, 2008
Smokeless tobacco ups oral cancer risk 80 percent
LONDON (Reuters) - Chewing tobacco and snuff are less dangerous than cigarettes but the smokeless products still raise the risk of oral cancer by 80 percent, the World Health Organisation's cancer agency said on Tuesday.
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June 19, 2008
Study finds weight-loss surgery cuts cancer risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Morbidly obese patients who undergo weight-loss surgery greatly reduce their risk of cancer, according to a study providing fresh evidence of health benefits from these increasingly common operations.
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June 2, 2008
Lilly drug doubles pancreatic cancer survival: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co's chemotherapy drug Gemzar more than doubled the overall survival for early stage pancreatic cancer patients five years after surgery to remove their tumors, according to results from a long-term study released on Saturday.
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May 28, 2008
Swayze 'responding well' to cancer treatment
LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Former "Dirty Dancing" star Patrick Swayze is responding well to treatment for pancreatic cancer, he told People magazine.
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May 27, 2008
Gum disease may raise cancer risk, study finds
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Gum disease may increase the risk of developing cancer, researchers said on Tuesday.
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April 18, 2008
Strep bacteria may treat pancreatic cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In mice implanted with human pancreatic cancer tumors, injecting live Streptococcus bacteria, similar to those that cause strep throat, directly into the tumors caused the tumors to shrink and die, German scientists report.
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April 16, 2008
Experts target blood vessel growth in cancer battle
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Australia have identified a gene that appears to be linked to blood vessel growth in tumors in mice and they hope the discovery can pave the way for improved treatment of cancer in people one day.
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April 14, 2008
Red wine compound may kill pancreatic cancer cells
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A compound found in the skin of red grapes and red wine may help induce pancreatic cancer cells to malfunction and die, a lab study has found.
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March 31, 2008
"Killing Fields" survivor Dith Pran dies of cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Photojournalist Dith Pran, whose harrowing survival of genocide in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge was dramatized in the film "The Killing Fields," died on Sunday at the age of 65.
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March 25, 2008
US researchers create protein map of human saliva
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have identified all 1,116 unique proteins found in human saliva glands, a discovery they said on Tuesday could usher in a wave of convenient, saliva-based diagnostic tests that could be done without the need for a single drop of blood.
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March 12, 2008
Obesity tied to higher pancreatic cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research suggests that obesity may raise older adults' risk of developing pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease.
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March 6, 2008
"Dirty Dancing" star Patrick Swayze has cancer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor and dancer Patrick Swayze, star of such hit films as "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost," has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer but is responding well to treatment, his publicist said on Wednesday.
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February 14, 2008
Probiotics may be fatal in acute pancreatitis-study
LONDON (Reuters) - "Good" bacteria commonly found in probiotic yoghurts and drinks may be fatal for people with severe cases of pancreatitis, Dutch researchers said on Thursday.
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January 17, 2008
Elderly fare poorly with high-risk cancer surgery
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients who are 80 or older are much more likely to have a poor outcome after high-risk cancer operations, such as removal of the esophagus or pancreas, than has previously been reported, according to a study by researchers with the University of Michigan Healthcare System.
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December 21, 2007
Allergies may protect against pancreatic cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Having a history of allergies or hay fever may offer protection from deadly pancreatic cancer, according to a study appearing in the International Journal of Cancer.
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December 11, 2007
Meat raises lung cancer risk: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who eat a lot of red meat and processed meats have a higher risk of several types of cancer, including lung cancer and colorectal cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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November 23, 2007
Fiber, whole grains may cut pancreatic cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating more whole grain and fiber-rich food may lower the risk of pancreatic cancer by about 40 percent, study findings suggest.
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November 8, 2007
Put down that fork: Being fat is still unhealthy
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Being overweight may not kill you, but it could lead to obesity, U.S. health experts cautioned on Wednesday in response to research suggesting that being a bit heavy does not raise the risk of death.
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September 14, 2007
Targeted drug combos could outsmart cancer
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cancer cells often have a way of outsmarting new targeted drug therapies, but U.S. researchers said on Thursday a combination of targeted drugs could shut down a tumor's backup plan, resulting in much more effective treatments.
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August 29, 2007
Blood protein linked to pancreatic cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A blood protein related to body weight and physical exercise levels appears to be linked to pancreatic cancer risk, according to a new study.
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August 16, 2007
Researchers link gestational diabetes to cancer
LONDON (Reuters) - Women who had gestational diabetes when pregnant may be at greater risk of developing pancreatic cancer, according to U.S. and Israeli researchers who said the study was the first to link the two diseases.
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August 1, 2007
Promising way to detect pancreatic cancer explored
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers reported on Wednesday they could detect even early stage pancreatic cancer by shining light on a neighboring organ.
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July 27, 2007
Rash means cancer drug Tarceva is working
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The development of a skin rash in patients with pancreatic cancer or lung cancer treated with Tarceva is a strong indication that the drug is working, report researchers from OSI Pharmaceuticals, the drug's developer.
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July 10, 2007
No evidence lycopene thwarts cancer, FDA concludes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Claims for the cancer-preventing potential of tomatoes and lycopene should be sharply limited, the US Food and Drug Administration has concluded.
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June 4, 2007
New drug shows promise for pancreatic cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc. said on Monday its experimental drug axitinib showed enough promise in a mid-stage trial against advanced pancreatic cancer to warrant continued development in large late-stage studies.
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April 16, 2007
More evidence that vegetables reduce cancer risk
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New research is strengthening evidence that following mom's admonition to eat your vegetables may be some of the best health advice around.
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April 12, 2007
Hospice care does not hasten death, study shows
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Researchers hope a new study will help dispel the myth that medications used in a hospice to relieve pain and other symptoms hasten death. On the contrary, hospice care may actually prolong life, they've found.
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March 12, 2007
French euthanasia case fuels assisted death debate
PERIGUEUX, France (Reuters) - The euthanasia trial of a French doctor and a nurse charged with killing a terminally ill cancer patient began on Monday in a case that has fuelled the debate over rules in France on helping people to die.
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March 9, 2007
French doctors' petition urges right to euthanasia
PARIS (Reuters Life!) - More than 2,000 French doctors and nurses have signed a petition declaring that they had helped patients suffering from incurable diseases to die and calling for the government to legalise euthanasia.
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March 1, 2007
Type 1 diabetes linked to pancreatic cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It is well known that people with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of pancreatic cancer, and now it seems that the risk extends to those with type 1 diabetes, researchers report. However, they point out that the risk is still very small.
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February 22, 2007
Methionine may ward off pancreatic cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Higher levels of the essential amino acid methionine in the diet is apparently associated with a reduction in pancreatic cancer risk, according to the findings of a large study conducted in Sweden.