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News items on 'Pancreatic Cancer'
(BBC 23/08/2009)
Alan Ager is a fit and active pensioner, who loves dancing. But last summer doctors diagnosed him with pancreatic cancer and prepared him to expect three weeks in hospital with a couple of days in intensive care. Surgeons needed to remove his tumour which was contained in the head of the pancreas, as well as part of Mr Ager's intestine. But thanks to a treatment which improved his blood flow and oxygenation, doctors were able to shave 10 days off his hospital stay.
Patient helps pioneer CyberKnife
(BBC 13/07/2009)
A man from Jersey has become one of the first people in the UK to undergo an advanced form of radiotherapy to treat an inoperable cancer. Robert Ferrant, 62, was given just a few months to live after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He has undergone treatment with a £3m CyberKnife machine which targets tumours with greater accuracy and does not damage as much healthy tissue. He is one of 30 patients treated by Dr Andy Gaya at a Harley Street clinic.
Animal fats pancreas cancer link
(BBC 27/06/2009)
Eating a diet high in red meat and dairy products is linked to an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, a study suggests. Researchers followed 500,000 people who had completed a food diary for an average of six years.
Pancreas cancer drug failure clue
(BBC 22/05/2009)
Experts believe they have discovered why pancreatic cancer can be so resistant to drug treatment. There are 7,600 new cases in the UK each year - but only 3% of those diagnosed are alive five years later. Cancer Research UK scientists led an international team which used mouse tests to show tumours have poor blood supply, stopping drugs working. Writing in Science, they say the findings could help overcome resistance to the chemotherapy drug gemcitabine.
Pancreatic cancer therapy 'hope'
(BBC 19/04/2009)
Promising early results for a drug for pancreatic cancer have been reported by a team of UK and US scientists. The drug, which targets a molecule called PKD involved in tumour growth, also seemed effective in animal tests on lung cancer, the researchers said. The findings are especially encouraging because there are few treatments available and survival is poor. Human trials should start within 18 months, the American Association for Cancer Research conference was told.
Two drinks a day raises pancreatic cancer risk
(The Scotsman 04/03/2009)
JUST two alcoholic drinks a day can increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, a study has shown. Consuming 30g or more of alcohol a day raises the likelihood of developing the disease by 22%, scientists found. Scientists analysed data from 14 studies looking at the food and drink consumption of more than 860,000 men and women.
No surrender
(BBC 06/02/2009)
"Jason Mark Boas, 33, 5' 8", 12 stone - cancer." With those words, Jason Boas began a video blog that was to attract thousands of viewers. Jason was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in October 2007. He quickly learned that it was one of the deadliest of all cancers, that the disease killed 97% of all those diagnosed within five years.
Patrick Swayze: 'Cancer is putting me through hell'
(Telegraph 07/01/2009)
Actor Patrick Swayze says he is "going through hell" in his fight against pancreatic cancer.
My life was saved by the same robot that treated Patrick Swayze
(Daily Mail 06/08/2008)
Just over a year ago Alan Bowley was a dying man. But his wife stumbled across a treatment on the internet - just a few weeks after this fateful diagnosis.
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