The novel cancer drug sorafenib shows potential. Sorafenib is employed for treatment of later staging cancers of kidney and liver and is additionally effective in pancreas cancer by tackling tumor stem cells. A research group headed by Prof. Ingrid Herr, HOD, Molecular Oncosurgery, Heidelberg Univ. Hospital in collaboration with the German Cancer Research Center, evaluated the novel substance in rodent and pancreatic cancer cells. It hampered resistance-exhibiting cancer stem cells and was additionally effectual when merged with sulforaphene, an organic constituent present in broccoli. Annually, pancreatic cancer develops in around 12900 Germans and is often spotted quite later on thus leading to fewer individuals surviving the analysis more than a year’s time. Particularly, early harbinger  [...]

Scientists state that they have been successful in developing a blood test which could detect pancreatic cancer early on in its more treatable stages. The test employs an antibody that functions as a heat-detecting projectile that homes in and attaches to cells which bear PAM4 protein which is found vastly in pancreatic cancer cases. The researchers stated that this protein is pancreatic cancer-specific and is atypically present in healthy tissues or in other types of cancers. Vitally, PAM4 is hardly ever identified in pancreatitis – an ailment wherein there is pancreatic inflammation which is originally mostly tricky in distinguishing from pancreatic cancer. The antibody additionally shows potential for treatment of cancer by functioning as a carter for radiation or medicines which could  [...]

Pancreatic Cancer is the fourth prevalent reason for cancer fatalities in the U.S. Symptoms are classically indistinct, thus making early detection a major difficulty. As these cancers are mostly detected in their advanced stages, hence they have been tricky to treat earlier on. Pancreas is an elongate-shaped, nearly 6 inches long, situated in the upper region of the abdomen performing two vital tasks: Production of digestive enzymes that are proteins aiding in assimilating food into the small intestine. Cells that carry out this task constitute the exocrine pancreas. The second significant task is hormone production that gets released into the blood. These cells constitute the endocrine pancreas. Endocrine Pancreas The endocrine pancreas comprise of particular cells, known as the islets  [...]