Diabetes and Other Diseases

636 articles

Disease Management
October 5, 2020 • 5 Min

Sometimes Life Hits You in the Head

Pancreatic cancer survivor William Ramshaw shares his advice about managing life after diagnosis and during treatment for other patients.

Research
September 5, 2024 • 3 Min

AVENGER 500 Clinical Trial Shows No Overall Survival Benefit

Data from the AVENGER 500 clinical trial explains why the trial’s goal was not met. A new trial with a different approach has launched.

Research
August 9, 2024 • 4 Min

Chemo Before Surgery Doubles Overall Survival in Some Patients

Dr. Marco Del Chiaro explains the results of an international study of outcomes for patients who had neoadjuvant treatment before surgery.

Research
July 16, 2024 • 4 Min

Positive Results For Borderline Resectable Disease Pilot Study

Dr. Zev Wainberg provides details on a trial of chemotherapy and immunotherapy for patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer.

Research
July 2, 2024 • 3 Min

mRNA Vaccine Trial Expands to Numerous Locations

The mRNA vaccine trial spearheaded by Dr. Vinod Balachandran has opened in more locations in the US and around the world.

Research
May 14, 2018 • 3 Min

Immunology Researchers Solve a Mystery of Metastasis

Physician and researcher Douglas Fearon and his lab have a possible explanation for how cancer cells metastasize, and the role surgery may play in this process.

Research
April 3, 2016 • 2 Min

Comparing the Effectiveness of Vaccine Therapy With or Without Additional Immunotherapy

Can the immunotherapy combination of cancer vaccines and a checkpoint blockade drug work against metastatic pancreatic cancer?

Survivor Stories
December 27, 2016 • 4 Min

Chemotherapy Makes Tumor Removal Possible

After failed surgery to remove her cancer, Anne Seagren underwent months of chemotherapy. This made a second attempt at surgery possible.

Survivor Stories
May 17, 2017 • 3 Min

A Big Teaching Hospital Can Make All the Difference

When Bob Tirk’s local doctor couldn’t figure out the source of his pain, he went to a large teaching hospital, where he was treated for pancreatic cancer.

Research
June 6, 2016 • 2 Min

Patients Needed for Clinical Trial/Research Study of Treatment Targeting Immune System

A clinical trial seeks pancreatic cancer patients with the MSI (microsatellite instability) genetic signature, to test an immunotherapy drug.

Survivor Stories
August 25, 2017 • 4 Min

Far More Time than I Originally Expected

After a Whipple procedure, SBRT, and chemotherapy, Robert Glazier is staying informed about treatment options for pancreatic cancer.

Research
June 21, 2021 • 3 Min

CRISPR-Engineered Immunotherapy for Metastatic GI Tract Cancers

CRISPR technology is used as part of an immunotherapy clinical trial for metastatic pancreatic cancer and other GI cancers.

Survivor Stories
January 22, 2020 • 1 Min

Identify Your Risk Early

Long-term survivor Scott Nelson was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, so older brother Steve joined a screening study, which caught his cancer at its earliest stages.

News
June 17, 2020 • 2 Min

Where We Are with COVID-19—A Wrap-Up

In a final COVID-19 Tip of the Week, pancreatic cancer patients need to continue social distancing, wearing masks, and washing hands frequently.

News
March 17, 2021 • 2 Min

Let’s Learn Webinar on Symptoms on March 25th

Are you a health care professional who wants to know more about the risks, symptoms, and treatments for pancreatic cancer? Join our Symptoms webinar to learn more!