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Grantees Explore New Treatment Combination
All the way across the country from one another, two pancreatic cancer researchers made similar discoveries in their labs. Rushika […]
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2019 Year in Review: Progress in Research
Editor’s note: This article kicks off our 2019 Year in Review series – highlighting the research advancements that you – […]
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Grantee Finds New Pancreatic Cancer Drug Target
The goal of cancer treatment is to identify – and attack – vulnerabilities that make cancer cells different from healthy […]
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A Look into the Research Lab
Editor’s note: May is National Cancer Research Month, and we recently had the opportunity to speak with two leading pancreatic […]
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Grantee Discovers New Therapeutic Target in Pancreatic Cancer Cells
A study published in Nature today describes how mutant KRAS impacts pancreatic cancer cells’ ability to gather nutrients – and […]
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Large-scale Molecular Profiling Reveals Clues About Pancreatic Tumors and Cysts
The largest-ever molecular analysis of pancreatic cancer tissue samples – from more than 3,500 patients – revealed some new clues […]
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How Pancreatic Cancer Cells Target the Liver
New donor-funded research published today in the journal Nature describes signals that prepare the liver in advance for pancreatic cancer […]
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How to Spot Fake Science News
Do you ever see scientific or medical headlines that sound too good to be true? Ask these questions to help […]
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Grantee Tries to Stop Cells Turning into Cancer
Even before certain cells of the pancreas become cancer, changes occur in their ability to break down nutrients, according to […]
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Nobel Prize-Winning Chemist Dies of Pancreatic Cancer
Thomas A. Steitz, PhD, died of pancreatic cancer on Oct. 9, 2018, at the age of 78, according to news […]
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More than 500 Pancreatic Cancer Researchers Meet to Show Progress
Lynn Matrisian, PhD, MBA, chief science officer at the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), opened the 2018 American Association for […]
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Cancer 101: Back to School to Understand the Basics of Cancer
Back-to-school season is a good time to review the basics about cancer: how it forms, the differences between types of […]
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What Are Pancreatic Cancer Biomarkers?
A biomarker is a substance found in the body that can be measured. The amount of a biomarker may vary […]
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What You Need to Know About Genetic and Molecular Testing
Editor’s note, March 2, 2020: Results published in Lancet Oncology from the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) Know Your Tumor® […]
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Meet Our 2018 Research Grantees: Early Career Awards
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) recently announced this year’s recipients of prestigious research grants. Funding decisions were made by […]
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PanCAN’s Research Grants Program Funds Eight New Projects
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) announces the funding of eight new, innovative pancreatic cancer research projects through its Research […]
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Celebrate National DNA Day with Five Key Facts
Did you know that DNA gets its own day? It’s today! National DNA Day has been celebrated for the past […]
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Grantee’s Study Suggests Bacteria Can Influence Tumor Growth and Immune Response
Scientists have known for quite some time that pancreatic tumors are surrounded by an especially dense and complex “stroma,” a […]
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Grantee’s Work Explains Stress in Disease Progression
Two-time Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) research grant recipient, Timothy Wang, MD, set out to answer an unusual question: How […]
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2017 Year in Review: Progress in Research, Part 2
Editor’s note: Welcome to the second part of our 2017 research highlights recap (we’re pretty excited that it’s taking two […]
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Study Identifies Surprising Culprit for Chemotherapy Resistance: Bacteria
Sometimes the most unexpected and unusual observations in the laboratory can lead to important results. Such was the case when […]
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Grantee’s Study Offers Explanation, Potential Treatment Strategy for Obesity-Associated Pancreatic Cancer
When Nada Kalaany, PhD, set out to establish an independent lab at Boston Children’s Hospital, she was determined to answer […]
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Tiny Balls of Pancreatic Cancer Cells Teach Researchers About Metastasis
One of the biggest challenges faced by scientists trying to solve lingering mysteries about the biology of pancreatic cancer is […]
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“Stopping the Start” of Pancreatic Cancer
What cells actually become pancreatic cancer? To help answer this question, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network awarded Jennifer Bailey, PhD, […]
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Deviant Immune Cells Incite Pancreatic Cancer
An all-star collaboration between three Pancreatic Cancer Action Network research grant recipients, representing three different institutions, has shown that immune […]
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Critical Clues Toward Targeting KRAS Mutations
Two new research studies offer encouraging steps toward developing effective therapies to target the notoriously challenging RAS mutations. About 95 […]
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A New Strategy to Allow Immune Attack of Pancreatic Tumors
The more researchers analyze the interaction between pancreatic cancer cells and the patient’s immune system, the more complex the relationship […]
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Running Away from Home: Grantee Explores What Makes Pancreatic Cancer Cells Spread
Changes that cause a normal cell to become cancerous are often genetic in nature – mutations or altered expression of […]
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