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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

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My mom inspired me to join the fight against pancreatic cancer.




Pancreatic Cancer in the News

Friends react to woman's pancreatic cancer, create big fundraiser
San Francisco city government is full of petty bickering, grandstanding politicians and self-serving agendas. But nobody ever said it doesn't have heart ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
New drug for pancreatic cancer turned down
The NHS drugs rationing body has ruled that a drug for pancreatic cancer that can extend lives of patients is too expensive to be given before other ...
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Express.co.uk
Julie portrayed Hayley Cropper, a transgender character in the legendary soap[GETTY]
julie hesmondhalgh, coronation street, corrie, pancreatic cancer, hayley cropper, transgender character Julie portrayed Hayley Cropper, a transgender ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
NICE knocks back Celgene's Abraxane in pancreatic cancer
Celgene's Abraxane (nab-paclitaxel) is no better at treating metastatic pancreatic cancer than currently available treatments - but it is more expensive ...
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Carson City Kiwanis plans Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day on Sept. 20
Carson City Kiwanis will hold its Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day, which offers an array of activities including a 5K walk/run, bench press ...
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Explore Global pancreatic cancer market forecasts to 2017
This report focuses on the current treatment landscape, unmet needs, pipeline and commercial opportunity in the pancreatic cancer market with ...
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MPs call for action on pancreatic cancer
Patients suffering from the “silent killer” of pancreatic cancer are treated like tennis balls as they are passed between their GP and doctors, MPs were ...
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Yahoo News UK
Call to end cancer care 'ping pong'
Patients suffering from the "silent killer" of pancreatic cancer are treated like tennis balls as they are passed between their GP and doctors, MPs have ...
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Yahoo News UK
MPs debate research funding for and awareness of pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer death in the UK. It has the worst five-year survival rate of the 21 most common cancers, ...
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BLOGS
Stewart Jackson calls for action on pancreatic cancer
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Stewart Jackson, Member of Parliament for Peterborough, yesterday spoke in a Parliamentary debate about pancreatic cancer awareness, diagnosis ...
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Common diabetes drug not linked to short-term risk of pancreatic cancer
Cancer Health Center Dr. Brilliant
"Our research shows that short-term use of DPP-4 inhibitors in older diabetes patients does not increase their risk for pancreatic cancer," said John ...
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Pancreatic Cancer in the News

Head of NLR library dies after battle with pancreatic cancer
The head of North Little Rock's William F. Laman Library who was diagnosed earlier this year with pancreatic cancer has died, his family said.
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Radiation Therapy News
Researchers Offer New Insights Into Radiotherapy Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
In this study, researchers analyzed two different cases of pancreatic cancer treated by postoperative and preoperative RT, including parameters such ...
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East Lancs soap actress heads to Westminster to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer
She has been spearheading a campaign to raise awareness and the profile of the disease, working with charities Pancreatic Cancer Action and ...
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Bethlehem salon holding cut-a-thon to benefit family with cancer costs
A Bethlehem salon is holding a cut-a-thon Saturday to raise money for a stylist's friend whose husband died of pancreatic cancer. Couture Salon and ...
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Glossop actress plays role in cancer debate
Glossopdale actress Julie Hesmondhalgh attended a parliamentary debate on Monday on the subject of pancreatic cancer. The former Corrie star ...
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Philly.com
Jefferson Hospital spins a new challenge: bucket of tennis balls
The event will benefit pancreatic cancer research and honor Joe Strub, an avid area tennis player who lost the battle with cancer four years ago.
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Ilford Recorder 24
Chadwell Heath cancer mum 'fell from hospital bed days before death'
In July, Craig and four friends journeyed on local buses from Brighton to Berwick-upon-Tweed to raise money and awareness about pancreatic cancer ...
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Pedal The Cause
"It's a charity bike ride where every dollar that's raised goes directly to fund medical research for cancer," said Hawkins, whose own pancreatic cancer ...
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Gloria Prodoehl and Diana Agozzino Memorial 5k Run/Walk this Sunday
Prodoehl was a long-time Springfield resident who died of pancreatic cancer in February 2013. Agozzino was Prodoehl's sister, who also died from ...
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MabVax Therapeutics Enters Agreements with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Juno ...
... million National Institutes of Health contract to develop a radiolabeled version of the antibody as a novel PET imaging agent for pancreatic cancer.
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BLOGS
Andrew Biankin: We need a "We can do this!" attitude to pancreatic
We speak to our pancreatic cancer expert Professor Andrew Biankin about how he's trying to change the picture for people with the disease.
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WEB
Pancreatic Cancer UK Gala Concert 2015
On 13th January 2015 Pancreatic Cancer UK will be promoting its most ambitious concert to date, at the Royal Festival Hall; a gala concert sponsored ...
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