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Pancreatic cancer is increasingly diagnosed in people under 50, but awareness of risk factors and preventative measures remains low
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Do You Know What the Biggest Risk Factors for Pancreatic Cancer Are?

MBT Desk
2 min read
Pancreatic cancer rising in younger adults discover risk factors and new prevention tips in our latest report
Many pancreatic tumors are like malignant fortresses, surrounded by a dense matrix of collagen and other tissue that shields them from immune cells and immunotherapies that have been effective in treating other cancers. (Wikimedia Commons)
Medicine

Pancreatic Cancer is Difficult to Treat. Nano-drugs Hitching a Ride on Bacteria could Help

MBT Desk
2 min read
A bacteria-based infiltration can penetrate through the tough collagen barrier of pancreatic cancer and deliver immunotherapeutic nano-drugs.
A new study has found that pancreatic cancer cells are different based on their location in the pancreas, providing new information about tumors that could lead to better targeted treatments. (Wikimedia commons)
Medicine

Researchers at Houston Methodist Find Difference in Pancreatic Cancer Cells, Offering New Hope

MBT Desk
2 min read
A new study has found that pancreatic cancer cells are different based on their location in the pancreas, providing new information about tumors that could lead to better targeted treatments.
Anup Jalota revealed that Pankaj Udhas had been battling pancreatic cancer for several months.(Representational image: Wikimedia commons)
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Pankaj Udhas: A Ghazal Maestro's Silent Battle with Pancreatic Cancer

Susmita Bhandary
3 min read
Pancreatic cancer is currently the seventh leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally, with a survival rate of less than 10%.
Age-related changes in cells in the pancreas called fibroblasts may predispose older people to develop pancreatic cancer. (Representational image: Wikimedia Commons)
Medicine

Age-Related Changes in Fibroblast Cells Promote Pancreatic Cancer

MBT Desk
4 min read
The study gives clues as to why pancreatic cancer is more common and aggressive in older people.
Metastatic spread is one of the reasons pancreatic cancer is such a deadly disease. (Representational image: Wikimedia commons)
Biotechnology

Pancreatic Cancer Hijacks a Brain-Building Protein

MBT Desk
2 min read
"PDAC, a deadly form of pancreatic cancer, utilizes the protein Engrailed-1 to facilitate rapid spread, likened to wildfire, forming tumors in mouse lungs."
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