Highlights From ASCO GI 2023 Highlights From ASCO GI 2023
Treatment advances presented at ASCO GI 2023 include a novel monoclonal antibody for gastric cancer, combination therapy for esophageal and pancreatic cancer, and molecular profiling for colon cancer.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology ReCAP Source Type: news

Faking a Cancer Dx? Fallopian Tube Removal; Trodelvy's New Breast Cancer Indication
(MedPage Today) -- A 19-year-old Iowa woman has been arrested after being accused of faking diagnoses of leukemia and pancreatic cancer in order to collect more than $37,000 in online donations. (CBS News) The Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - February 3, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

Retired New Jersey Doctor Admits to Fabricating Documents and Faking Diagnosis to Avoid Trial
FDA OCI, William Merlino, Mays Landing, NJ, plea, guilty, obstruction, justice, false, medical records, doctor ’s, letters, felony, misbranding, selling, toxic, chemical, weight-loss, drug, online, fake, diagnosis, pancreatic, cancer, DNP, health care fraud, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - February 2, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Will Steffen fought passionately for our planet. To honour him we must follow his lead | Penny Sackett
I am filled with grief at losing my friend at a time when we need his calm, direct voice more than everThis week science lost one of its greatest Earth system experts, Australia lost a skilled, passionate communicator of climate science and the world lost a humble soul of the highest humanity, kindness and integrity. As did scores of others, I lost a colleague and friend when Will Steffen left us on Sunday after a battle with pancreatic cancer.It is impossible to overstate Will ’s impact on science. The many tributes to his work can only scratch the surface of his legacy. He led the effort to map the Great Acceleration o...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 1, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Penny Sackett Tags: Climate crisis Australia news Environment Climate science Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic to lead new radiotracer trial for detecting pancreatic cancer
ROCHESTER, Minn. — In an academic-industrial collaboration, Mayo Clinic is assessing in a clinical trial a new radiotracer in pancreatic cancer imaging. As part of the investigation, the new agent, 68Ga-Fibroblast-Activation-Protein-Inhibitors (FAPI)-46 (68Ga-FAPI-46), will be compared with 18-fluorodeoxyglucose ( FDG), which is the current standard-of-care radiotracer, in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of pancreatic cancer. "The research will focus on pancreatic cancer and evaluate whether this radiotracer does what it's supposed to do, and whether it… (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - January 30, 2023 Category: Research Source Type: news

Keys to making immunotherapy work against pancreatic cancer found in tumor microenvironment
This study, led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, is the latest from an ongoing platform trial formed in 2015 to study immunotherapy treatments before surgery (neoadjuvant) and after surgery (adjuvant) in patients with pancreatic cancer. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - January 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news

Wearable ultrasound patch collects cardiac images
Researchers have developed a wearable patch and a deep-learning method tha...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Researchers develop ultrasound 'tornado' technique to treat blood clots Fewer movements on ultrasound are just fine for pancreatic biopsy MRgFUS up to the task for relieving painful bone metastases Ultrasound guidance effective in DCIS surgery Advanced practice providers can handle US-guided FNA neck biopsies (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 27, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Diabetics are twice as likely to develop three cancers compared to non-diabetics - study
Enlightening research suggests that diabetics are more at risk of liver, pancreatic and endometrial cancers than the general population. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fewer movements on ultrasound are just fine for pancreatic biopsy
Making fewer to-and-fro movements may be just fine for endoscopic ultrasound-guide...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Ultrasound-guided hydrodissection effective for carpal tunnel treatment Ultrasound guidance effective in DCIS surgery Advanced practice providers can handle US-guided FNA neck biopsies CEUS-guided biopsy shows superiority in liver imaging Ultrasound-guided vein access safe, quick in kids (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 25, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

New'Reference Regimen' in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer? New'Reference Regimen' in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer?
Liposomal irinotecan plus chemo in the new NALIRIFOX regimen significantly improved overall survival compared with standard therapy in metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - January 23, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

New First-Line Standard for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- A four-drug chemotherapy combination coaxed a statistically significant 2-month improvement in overall survival (OS) in untreated metastatic pancreatic cancer versus a gemcitabine-containing regimen, a large... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - January 22, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news

Opinion: Stopping the Cancer Cells that Thrive on Chemotherapy
Research into how pancreatic tumors adapt to stress could lead to a new treatment approach. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - January 17, 2023 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news

Biomarkers Measure Neoadjuvant Response in Pancreatic Cancer Biomarkers Measure Neoadjuvant Response in Pancreatic Cancer
Could certain biomarkers be an indicator of response to neoadjuvant treatment in pancreatic cancer patients?Chinese Clinical Oncology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Journal Article Source Type: news

'Early diagnosis is crucial': Man, 50, hit with pancreatic cancer shares 'first' signs
The man's story is a stark reminder that any changes, however seemingly benign, should be checked out. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pancreatic cancer: What losing my wife taught me about life and loss
Four months ago, Geraint John lost his 43-year-old wife and the mother of his three children to cancer. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news