Immunohistochemical of paraffin - embedded human
pancreas cancer using 10837 -1-AP (OPTN antibody) at dilution of 1:50 (under 10x lens)
Not exact matches
Gemcitabine is
used on bladder,
pancreas and ovary
cancer, whilst DON has been tested in clinical trials.
The study's findings, published in the journal
Cancer Research, are the first to
use these combined agents as an immune stimulator and may have the potential to kill cancerous cells in solid tumors, including some of the most aggressive
cancers that form in the lung and
pancreas.
Furthermore, the agent prevented the drop in the number of neutrophils (i.e., neutropenia) found in the blood that is typically caused by 5 - fluorouracil, a chemotherapy agent commonly
used in the treatment of gastrointestinal and other tumors, such as colon, stomach,
pancreas and breast
cancers.
In a study of 51 patients, researchers
used a state - of - the art microfluidic device to capture circulating
pancreas epithelial cells in 33 percent of patients with early pancreatic lesions and no clinical diagnosis of
cancer.
Using miR - 192 levels in the cells, the investigators were able to differentiate with very high certainty between normal and chronically inflamed
pancreas tissue as well as between healthy
pancreas tissue and pancreatic
cancer.
The results of this pilot study indicated that
using this marker in bile can correctly identify
pancreas cancer with high sensitivity, detecting
pancreas cancer accurately in 93 percent of cases.
We've had one promising result in a compassionate
use patient with
pancreas cancer that we treated with this approach.
The key to precise diagnosis and staging of pancreatic
cancer is endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), a technique that
uses soundwaves to create an image of the
pancreas.
Some of my long - standing research has focused on the
use of food - based agents to prevent
cancer, and on the
use of vaccine therapies for
pancreas cancer.
I have particular experience and expertise in surgery for esophageal
cancer (we often
use a less invasive transhiatal approach), Whipple procedures and other surgeries for
pancreas cancer, and rectal
cancer.
Tobacco
use is one of the main risk factors in the development of
cancer in the lungs, head and neck,
pancreas, and urinary tract.
In some Asian countries, turmeric is
used to treat all kinds of chronic conditions affecting the immune system, like skin
cancers, scleroderma, various tumors affecting the skin, breast, colon and even the
pancreas, but it is also
used to treat psoriasis in India with good effect.
Biopsy of the
pancreas can be
used to identify pancreatic
cancer.