tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102454482024-03-23T11:15:39.568-07:00Pancreatic Cancer Wellness ResearchUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-83815699192649453952009-08-02T02:12:00.001-07:002009-08-02T02:12:52.803-07:00Patient Voices: Pancreatic Cancer<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px; ">I<span class="nytd_selection_button" id="nytd_selection_button" title="Lookup Word" style="margin-top: -20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: -20px; position: absolute; background-image: url(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/global/word_reference/ref_bubble.png); background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; width: 25px; height: 29px; cursor: pointer; background-position: initial initial; "></span>t is estimated that 5 percent of patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer survive past five years. What is it like to be faced with such statistics? To survive? Here, in their own words, are the experiences of seven men and women. (Join the discussion <a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/voices-of-pancreatic-cancer/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline; ">here. </a>)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-37384533921678008392009-08-02T02:05:00.001-07:002009-08-02T02:05:20.072-07:00<object width="512" height="296"><param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/BW-20KXv1ocGUuAGZWLfpQ"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/BW-20KXv1ocGUuAGZWLfpQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" width="512" height="296"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-22680492843670597342009-07-13T09:43:00.000-07:002009-07-13T09:44:59.990-07:00Kim Jong Il has pancreatic cancer according to YTN News<a href="http://www1.korea-np.co.jp/pk/Gen_Secy_Kim/kji_chrono/Gen_Sec__Kim_Jong_Il.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 516px;" src="http://www1.korea-np.co.jp/pk/Gen_Secy_Kim/kji_chrono/Gen_Sec__Kim_Jong_Il.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Kim Jong Il has pancreatic cancer - YTN News, citing unidentified intelligence sources in South Korea and China, reported Monday that the 67-year-old leader has pancreatic cancer.<br /><br />South Korea's Unification Ministry flatly denied the report, which comes a week after a frail-looking Kim appeared in public for the first time in months.<br /><br />Doctors told South Korea's state-run Yonhap News Agency that it is impossible to tell the status of Kim's health from the recent video of the reclusive leader.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-14757019378780310842009-06-28T23:15:00.000-07:002009-06-28T23:16:10.114-07:00Eating Animal Fat May Lead to Pancreatic Cancer<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; ">FRIDAY, June 26 (<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_0" style="border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; ">HealthDay News</span>) -- Fat from <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_1">red meat</span> and dairy products can increase your risk for pancreatic cancer, researchers from the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_2">U.S. National Cancer Institute report</span>.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_3" style="border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; ">Pancreatic cancer</span>, which is usually fatal, is the fourth-leading <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_4" style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; ">cause of cancer deaths</span> in the United States. Various <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_5">risk factors</span> for developing the disease have been identified, including smoking, diabetes and obesity. Some studies have also linked dietary fat to increased risk, but researchers said that data had been inconclusive.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; ">However, Rachael Z. Stolzenberg-Solomon, from the institute's cancer epidemiology and genetics division, said the new study "found an association between high fat intake and <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_6">pancreatic cancer risk</span> -- specifically, high fat from animal foods."</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; ">"These findings are in line with the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_7">dietary guidelines for Americans</span> to reduce the amount of fat they eat," she said. "Reducing fat may reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer."</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; ">The report is published online June 26 in the <i>Journal of the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_8">National Cancer Institute</span></i>.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; ">The researchers collected data on more than a half-million people -- 308,736 men and 216,737 women -- who participated in the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_9">National Institutes of Health</span>-AARP Diet and Health Study. All participants completed a 124-item food questionnaire in 1995 and 1996.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; ">During an average of six years of follow-up, 1,337 people were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Men who consumed the most fat from animal sources had a 53 percent increased risk of developing <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_10">pancreatic cancer</span>and women had a 23 percent increased risk, compared with men and women who ate the least fat, the study found.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; ">In addition, it found that people who ate high amounts of <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_11" style="border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; ">saturated fats</span> had 36 percent higher rates of pancreatic cancer than did those who ate low amounts.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; ">Dr. Brian M. Wolpin, and oncologist at the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_12">Dana-Farber Cancer Institute</span> in Boston and co-author of an accompanying journal editorial, said the study might provide clues to the disease.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; ">"We know very little about pancreatic cancer and what the causes are, and we don't do a very good job treating it," Wolpin said.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; ">He noted that in addition to the possibility of a link between pancreatic cancer and fat, there are other good reasons to limit consumption of <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_13">red meat</span> and <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_14">animal fat</span>, including an increased risk for other cancers.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; ">People who eat a lot of red meat tend to engage in other unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, Wolpin said. "Whether it's red meat or a constituent of red meat or your overall lifestyle that matters, these studies cannot tease out to a convincing extent," he said. "But it's clear that lifestyle does impact this disease."</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; ">Eric J. Jacobs, strategic director of pharmacoepidemiology at the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_15" style="border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; ">American Cancer Society</span>, said that the study "provides important evidence that a diet high in animal fat may increase risk of one of the leading<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_16">causes of cancer death</span>."</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; ">"While further confirmatory research about animal fat and pancreatic cancer is still needed, results of this study support the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_17" style="cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; ">American Cancer Society</span>'s recommendations to limit red meat and emphasize plant foods to help reduce risk of a variety of cancers," Jacobs said.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; ">In addition to diet, weight appears to be a <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_18" style="border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; ">risk factor</span> for pancreatic cancer.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; ">Research reported in the June 24 issue of the <i><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_19" style="cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; ">Journal of the American Medical Association</span></i> found that being overweight or obese as a young adult increases the risk for pancreatic cancer, and obesity in middle age is linked with poorer survival from the disease.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; ">Being overweight in your 30s was associated with a 60 percent increased risk for pancreatic cancer, and being obese was associated with a twofold to threefold higher risk, the researchers found.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; ">"Something associated with obesity apparently drives pancreatic cancer," said Dr. Robert R. McWilliams, an oncologist at the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246074621_20" style="cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; ">Mayo Clinic</span> and co-author of a <i>JAMA</i> editorial on the study. "As a scientific community, we need to understand the underlying mechanism. Hopefully, this can lead to future treatment strategies."</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "><b>More information</b></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; ">The American Cancer Society has more on <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/hsn/hl_hsn/storytext/eatinganimalfatmayleadtopancreaticcancer/32507023/SIG=11u4bpt8s/*http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/CRI_2x.asp?sitearea=&dt=34" style="color: rgb(0, 88, 166); text-decoration: none; ">pancreatic cancer</a>.</p></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-86081142460993654502009-06-25T23:41:00.001-07:002009-06-25T23:41:52.209-07:00Demerol<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; "><h2 style="color: rgb(68, 119, 17); font: normal normal bold 1.4em/normal 'Lucida Sans', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; margin-top: 18px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; ">Demerol is in a group of drugs called narcotic pain relievers. It is similar to morphine.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; ">Demerol is used to treat moderate-to-severe pain.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; ">Demerol may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.</p></span></h2><h2 style="color: rgb(68, 119, 17); font: normal normal bold 1.4em/normal 'Lucida Sans', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; margin-top: 18px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">What is the most important information I should know about Demerol?</h2>Demerol may be habit-forming and should be used only by the person it was prescribed for. Demerol should never be given to another person, especially someone who has a history of drug abuse or addiction. Keep the medication in a secure place where others cannot get to it. Do not drink alcohol while you are taking Demerol. Dangerous side effects or death can occur when alcohol is combined with a narcotic pain medicine.Check your food and medicine labels to be sure these products do not contain alcohol. Never take more than your prescribed dose of Demerol. Tell your doctor if the medicine seems to stop working as well in relieving your pain. Demerol can cause side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert. Do not stop using Demerol suddenly, or you could have unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Talk to your doctor about how to avoid withdrawal symptoms when stopping the medication.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-38455655334231009002009-06-25T07:07:00.001-07:002009-06-25T07:07:26.700-07:00Nick Vujicic-Hong Kong Tour YouTube<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mu9FPb-TZuk&hl=zh_TW&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mu9FPb-TZuk&hl=zh_TW&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-1334578611206713112009-06-03T00:11:00.000-07:002009-06-03T00:12:03.091-07:00The Most Interesting Man in the World on Himself<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/E2XuEnNiMF4&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/E2XuEnNiMF4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-50399273907451847382009-05-19T22:40:00.001-07:002009-05-19T22:40:43.947-07:00Farrah - Get well ! ! !"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; "><b>Farrah Fawcett</b> choked up watching the documentary that chronicled her battle with cancer.<p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; ">"She cried a few times. It was very emotional for her," her friend Alana Stewart told NBC's <i>Today</i> show Monday. "It's been a very, very long journey, you know, and going back through it was probably a bit painful."</p><p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; ">Ryan O'Neal, Fawcett's boyfriend, told <i>Today</i> Fawcett had a "very low pulse" when she began watching, but it "kept going up and up" as she continued to tune in.</p><p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; "><a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/photos/i-beat-breast-cancer" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(78, 165, 210); font-weight: bold; ">Check out photos of stars who beat cancer.</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; ">The video diary <i>Farrah's Story</i> earned about 9 million viewers. Fawcett also joked about the ratings, O'Neal says.</p><p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; ">"I said, 'We did very well last night,' And she said, 'What were the numbers?'" O'Neal told the <i>Today</i> show. "And it made me laugh that she would still have those terms in her head."</p><p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; "><a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/hot_pics_gallery" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(78, 165, 210); font-weight: bold; ">See the day's top news photos.</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; ">Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, Steve Whitmore, confirms to <b>Usmagazine.com</b>that Fawcett's troubled son <b>Redmond O'Neal</b> was not released from prison for a second time to see his ailing mother Friday -- as incorrectly reported by tabloid <i>In Touch</i>.</p><p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; ">"That's inaccurate, it did not happen," Whitmore tells <b>Us</b>. "He never left his jail cell last Friday."</p>Join Us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Us-Weekly/9034820804" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(78, 165, 210); font-weight: bold; ">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/usweekly" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(78, 165, 210); font-weight: bold; ">Twitter</a> for even more up to the minute celebrity news and photos!"</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-4546976408570665132009-02-20T01:54:00.001-08:002009-02-20T01:54:52.051-08:00cancer is not ........Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-57116359629275849922009-02-07T00:43:00.000-08:002009-02-07T00:44:01.378-08:00<a href="http://twitpic.com/1dagr" title="Share photos on twitter with Twitpic"><img src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/1dagr.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Share photos on twitter with Twitpic"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-91290960956413307952009-01-21T23:14:00.000-08:002009-01-21T23:17:14.500-08:00bloomberg: Jobs’s Pancreas May Be Removed After Complications"Surgery that Apple Inc.’s Steve Jobs may be having to remove his pancreas could be the result of painful side effects from a cancer procedure, or the return of tumors he said were removed five years ago, doctors say.<br /><br />If Jobs had a so-called Whipple procedure to excise the cancer, parts of his pancreas and other organs were removed. Sometimes, damage from cancer and the surgery can spur side effects, including enzyme leaks, that worsen in time, spurring a decision to remove the entire pancreas, said Robert Thomas, head of surgery at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne.<br /><br />Most often, the pancreas is removed because the cancer has returned, said Andrew Lowy, head of the division of surgical oncology at Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego. In either case, patients must take insulin, a hormone produced in the organ, for the rest of their lives, along with enzymes to help digestion, the doctors said."<br /><br /><img src="http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/filmi_sangeet/media/1976_steve_jobs.jpg">Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-86688814286878854402009-01-21T22:53:00.001-08:002009-01-21T22:53:53.863-08:00guardian: Survival rates for pancreas cancerThese are the survival rates for pancreas cancer.[1]<br /><br />Please bear in mind that these numbers are from research studies. You are not a statistic, and no-one can tell you what's going to happen to you.<br /><br />Survival for one year<br /><br />Sadly, most people are diagnosed with advanced cancer and will have less than a year to live.<br /><br />About 13 in 100 people with pancreas cancer live for one year after they find out they have the disease.<br /><br />Survival for five years<br /><br />Up to 3 in 100 people who are diagnosed with pancreas cancer are alive five years later.<br /><br />If your cancer is diagnosed early<br /><br />The outlook for people whose cancer is diagnosed early is better than this. If surgery is possible, then between 7 in 100 and 25 in 100 people will be alive five years later.<br /><br />References<br /><br />Cancer research UK. Pancreatic cancer survival statistics. June 2006. Available at http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats/types/pancreas/survival/ (accessed on 4 December 2007).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-70665358114096544852009-01-17T02:36:00.000-08:002009-01-17T02:37:24.760-08:00prayers to jobs"Apple Inc begins the New Year on an unhealthy note. Steve Jobs has broken the silence, putting an end to months of speculation about his ill health.<br />In an e-mail sent to Apple employees, he dismissed rumours that he was on the 'deathbed'.<br />"As many of you know, I have been losing weight throughout 2008. The reason has been a mystery to me and my doctors. A few weeks ago, I decided that getting to the root cause of this and reversing it needed to become my priority. Fortunately, after further testing, my doctors think they have found the cause - a hormone imbalance that has been "robbing" me of the proteins my body needs to be healthy. Sophisticated blood tests have confirmed this diagnosis," he said.<br />Image: Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs speaks at Apple's "Let's Rock" media event in San Francisco, California September 9, 2008. Photograph: Robert Galbraith/Reuters"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-24463188122695141192009-01-14T23:31:00.000-08:002009-01-14T23:32:08.304-08:00Steve Jobs May Have Pancreas Removed After Cancer, Doctors SayApple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs could be facing surgery to remove his pancreas, doctors say.<br /><br />Jobs said yesterday he’s taking a five-month leave of absence after discovering that his health problems are “more complex” than he thought last week.<br /><br />Jobs had a procedure similar to a Whipple operation, which involves removing parts of the pancreas, bile duct and small intestine, after he was diagnosed with a rare type of pancreatic cancer in 2004. A potential side effect of this procedure is that the organ has to be removed to prevent pancreatic leak, and the patient has to be kept alive with insulin to regulate blood sugar, said Robert Thomas, head of surgery at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne.<br /><br />“You might have to take the rest of the pancreas out,” said Thomas, 66, who first performed the Whipple’s procedure more than 20 years ago. “You’re on significant doses of insulin, and it’s not easy to manage. The person has the risk of severe diabetes.”Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-38242346611043774992009-01-13T07:07:00.000-08:002009-01-13T07:07:31.358-08:00Psychology.com: The Paradox of Expectations"Beginning a new year often brings forth a review of our expectations and I thought it might be a good idea to briefly examine this topic. As with many concepts in our culture, we tend to fall well short of fully appreciating what these terms truly suggest and at times, the apparent contradictions that they may evoke. This is certainly the case with the word expectations. Are they to be valued and embraced or do they impede us and distort our life experiences? The answer depends on a host of things.<br />One size doesn’t typically fit all and we need to look at how we employ the word expectations. From the perspective of some spiritual traditions we should be disinclined to attach to expectations as they may block our direct experience of life and impose a bondage of belief upon us. Traditional western values that inculcate and reward achievement honor high expectations, for they drive our culture and our economy."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-20282274686255652972009-01-11T06:32:00.000-08:002009-01-11T06:33:12.011-08:00Patrick Swayze hospitalized for pneumonia<a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB003803" title="Patrick Swayze" href="http://www.newsday.com/topic/entertainment/patrick-swayze-PECLB003803.topic">Patrick Swayze</a> was hospitalized and being treated for pneumonia Friday, days after he said in a prime-time special that he's "angry" and "going through hell" in his fight to beat inoperable pancreatic cancer.The news was revealed during an event for television critics in <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLGEO100100102380000" title="Los Angeles" href="http://www.newsday.com/topic/us/california/los-angeles-county/los-angeles-PLGEO100100102380000.topic">Los Angeles</a>, where Swayze, 56, had been scheduled to discuss his upcoming A&E series "The Beast." He "asked us specifically to go forward with today's panel," said A&E Television Networks president and chief executive Abbe Raven.Last year, the actor revealed he had Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. His publicist said there would be "no statement at this time."Bob DeBitetto, a top A&E executive, said at the critic's session that Swayze had decided to check himself into the hospital "for observation" after coming down with pneumonia. "Patrick did want me to tell you that he is very sorry he couldn't be at the panel this morning, but he plans to get back to promoting 'The Beast' as soon as he is back on his feet."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-28325774884898658142009-01-08T03:07:00.000-08:002009-01-08T03:08:32.018-08:00Patrick Swayze Opens Up About Pancreatic Cancer"Patrick Swayze has tried an experimental drug as part of his <a onclick="return sl(this,'','embd-lnk');" href="http://www.webmd.com/cancer/pancreatic-cancer/default.htm">pancreatic cancer</a> treatment, and he says he's not giving up despite grim odds.<br />Swayze, who starred in the films Dirty Dancing and Ghost and is filming a new TV show called The Beast, talks about his pancreatic <a onclick="return sl(this,'','embd-lnk');" href="http://www.webmd.com/cancer/" chronic_id="" crosslinkid="31192" directive="friendlyurl" externalid="9A13E96B1FF14D08" keywordid="17120" keywordsetid="4593" object_type="" path="/webmdhttp://www.webmd.com/cancer/">cancer</a> in an exclusive interview with ABC. Swayze tells Barbara Walters that he has stage IV pancreatic cancer that had already spread to his <a onclick="return sl(this,'','embd-lnk');" href="http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/human-anatomy-the-liver">liver</a> when it was diagnosed in <a onclick="return sl(this,'','embd-lnk');" href="http://www.webmd.com/cancer/pancreatic-cancer/news/20080306/patrick-swayze-has-pancreatic-cancer" chronic_id="" directive="friendlyurl" object_type="" path="/webmdhttp://www.webmd.com/cancer/pancreatic-cancer/news/20080306/patrick-swayze-has-pancreatic-cancer">March 2008</a>.<br />"I'm going through hell, and I've only seen the beginning of it," Swayze says in interview excerpts posted by ABC.<br />Swayze, 56, also says that surviving five years is "wishful thinking," but that living two more years "seems likely, if you're going to believe the statistics." And he defines "winning" as "not giving up."<br />Swayze didn't have surgery for his pancreatic cancer because the cancer had already spread when it was diagnosed. His treatment included aggressive chemotherapy and an experimental drug called vatalanib.<br />Here are answers to questions about Swayze's pancreatic cancer.<br />What is stage IV pancreatic cancer?<br />In stage IV pancreatic cancer, the cancer has already spread beyond the pancreas, explains Gagandeep Singh, MD, FACS, director of the Liver and Pancreas Center at the John Wayne Cancer Institute in Santa Monica, Calif.<br />Singh is not treating Swayze.<br />What is the typical prognosis for stage 4 pancreatic cancer?<br />"Five-year survival is almost unheard of," Singh says. "But the flip side is that there are two to three percent [of patients] who do make five years.<br />"Each person should not treat themselves as a number -- that I have a 97% chance of dying from this disease because it's disseminated. Maybe I'm in the 2% or 3% that is going to survive five years," he says.<br />Singh notes that those five-year survival rates are based on data that dates back 20-30 years, and since then, new <a onclick="return sl(this,'','embd-lnk');" href="http://www.webmd.com/drugs/index-drugs.aspx" chronic_id="" crosslinkid="31476" directive="friendlyurl" externalid="09D1C68D81D74991" keywordid="26899" keywordsetid="7054" object_type="" path="/webmdhttp://www.webmd.com/drugs/index-drugs.aspx">drugs</a> have debuted.<br />"Now, the buzzword is targeted therapy," Singh says. He explains that in targeted therapy, drugs target a certain receptor or protein that is particularly abundant, or overexpressed, in a tumor.<br />Besides chemotherapy, Swayze took an experimental drug called vatalanib. What does that drug do?<br />Vatalanib inhibits tyrosine kinases, which are enzymes needed for cell growth, cell proliferation, and cell differentiation.<br />"What inhibition of this does is you're stunting the growth of the tumor," Singh says. "You're preventing it from getting more aggressive, with the hope that it ultimately dies and goes away."<br />He points out that vatalanib is still being tested and isn't available yet.<br />What else is in the pipeline for treatment?<br />"There are probably at least 100 to 150 new drugs that are in the pipeline," says Singh, adding that most experimental drugs are used with chemotherapy when other treatments fail.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-14389505880776850052008-12-24T02:01:00.001-08:002008-12-24T02:01:45.414-08:00The war against cancer gathered steam in 2008, as new drugs tackled the toughest cancers with some success, and advances were made in both disease prevention and risk factor identification.<br /><br />A new report from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) details 12 "major" advances and 19 "notable advances" across the gamut of cancer prevention, screening, treatment and survival in the past year.<br /><br />"These specific advances . . . reflect a maturation, if you will, of the whole approach of personalized medicine to oncology care," said ASCO President Dr. Richard L. Schilsky, a professor of medicine at the University of Chicago Medical Center. "And some of the reports deal with targeted therapies being used in a broader array of diseases. We're beginning to see the utility of targeted therapies expand across many, many diseases, and we're increasingly able to identify those patients who are most likely to benefit from those targeted therapies."<br /><br /><br /><br />The report was expected to be published online Dec. 22 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.<br /><br />One of the most impressive reports of the year serves as a backdrop to these advances, pointed out Dr. Jay Brooks, chairman of hematology/oncology at Ochsner Health System in Baton Rouge, La. That was a study showing the first reported decline in the number of U.S. men and women developing and dying from cancer.<br /><br />Nevertheless, some 1.4 million people received the devastating diagnosis of cancer in 2008, and half a million people died from the disease.<br /><br />Following are the 12 major advances of 2008 identified by ASCO, divided into six general areas and not ranked in order of importance.<br /><br />In the area of hard-to-treat cancers:<br /><br />Cetuximab (Erbitux), a monoclonal antibody, when added to chemotherapy, increased overall survival by as much as 21 percent in patients with non-small cell lung cancer which expressed the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Patients receiving Erbitux in a recent trial lived an average of 11.3 months vs. 10.1 months in those receiving a placebo. Lung cancer is the number-one cancer killer among men and women; only 5 percent of those diagnosed with this type of lung cancer survive five years. The new chemotherapy drug Gemcitabine (Gemzar) doubled disease-free survival from 6.9 months to 13.4 months in pancreatic cancer patients, and increased overall survival from 20.2 months to 22.8 months in patients with early-stage pancreatic cancer who had undergone surgery. Again, only 5 percent of people receiving this diagnosis live five years.<br /><br />In the area of new drug approvals:<br /><br />Bendamustine (Treanda) "eliminated" chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in one-third of patients compared with 2 percent who went with current standard therapy, and extended survival without a recurrence to 21.7 months from 9.3 months. The drug was approved in March of 2008 and is now indicated as first-line treatment for the disease.Bevacizumab (Avastin), another monoclonal antibody, was approved (in conjunction with the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel (Taxol) for women with previously untreated HER2-negative, metastatic breast cancer. A trial the year before had found the combination doubled disease-free survival compared with women receiving chemo alone. A second trial, this one from 2008, confirmed the findings.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-4301513657463181912008-12-21T13:40:00.001-08:002008-12-21T13:40:20.754-08:00FDA checking out local man's possible cancer cure"A Sanibel man used his background in broadcasting to discover a possible cure for cancer. Now, his findings have been further validated by newly-released research.<br /><br />A report published Friday shows promising new advances in the possible cancer cure John Kanzius dreamt up in his Sanibel Island garage. <br /><br />He began creating his machine five years ago after undergoing cancer treatment himself and seeing children go through the same thing."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-32895284311721425372008-12-03T22:16:00.000-08:002008-12-03T22:17:10.121-08:00Patrick Swayze: I'm Winning the Battle Against Pancreatic Cancer<br />FOXNews - Dec 2, 2008<br />The “Ghost” star, 56, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year, fired back at claims he has been saying goodbye to members of his family. ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-59062061571332623532008-11-26T20:04:00.000-08:002008-11-26T20:06:49.562-08:00Test your genes for cancer? 23andme.comYour 23andMe scan includes genetic analysis on all of the following diseases, traits, and conditions. This list grows every month as new research is published.<br /><a name="clinical"></a><br />Clinical Reports (23)<br />Clinical Reports give you information about conditions and traits for which there are genetic associations supported by multiple, large, peer-reviewed studies. Those associations must also have a substantial influence on a person's chances of developing the disease or having the trait. Because these associations are widely regarded as reliable, we use them to develop quantitative estimates and definitive explanations of what they mean for you.<br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/amd/">Age-related Macular Degeneration</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/alcoholflush/">Alcohol Flush Reaction</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/bittertaste/">Bitter Taste Perception</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/celiac/">Celiac Disease</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/crohns/">Crohn's Disease</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/cysticfibrosis/">Cystic Fibrosis (Delta F508 mutation)</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/earwax/">Earwax Type</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/eyecolor/">Eye Color</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/g6pddeficiency/">G6PD Deficiency</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/lactose/">Lactose Intolerance</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/malariaduffy/">Malaria Resistance (Duffy Antigen)</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/muscleperformance/">Muscle Performance</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/bloodgroups/">Non-ABO Blood Groups</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/norwalkvirus/">Norovirus Resistance</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/parkinson/">Parkinson's Disease</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/prostate/">Prostate Cancer</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/psoriasis/">Psoriasis</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/hiv/">Resistance to HIV/AIDS</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/rheumarthritis/">Rheumatoid Arthritis</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/sicklecell/">Sickle Cell Anemia & Malaria Resistance</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/type1diabetes/">Type 1 Diabetes</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/type2diabetes/">Type 2 Diabetes</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/venousthromboembolism/">Venous Thromboembolism</a><br /><a name="research"></a><br />Research Reports (72)<br />Research Reports give you information from research that has not yet gained enough scientific consensus to be included in our Clinical Reports. This research is generally based on high-quality but limited scientific evidence. Because these results have not yet been demonstrated through large, replicated studies, we do not perform complete quantitative analyses of their effects. We do, however, explain how they may–if confirmed–affect your odds of having or developing a trait, condition or disease.<br />Research Reports also includes scientifically accepted, established research that does not have a dramatic influence on a person's risk for a disease.<br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/pre_alcohol_dependence/">Alcohol Dependence</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/pre_aneurysm/">Aneurysm</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/pre_ankylosing_spondylitis/">Ankylosing Spondylitis</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/pre_antidepressant_response/">Antidepressant Response</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/pre_asthma/">Asthma</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/pre_atrial_fibrillation/">Atrial Fibrillation</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/pre_adhd/">Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder</a><br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/health/pre_avoidance_of_errors/">Avoidance of 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The results presented in Health and Traits have not been cleared or approved by the FDA but have been analytically validated according to CLIA standards.<br /><a href="https://www.23andme.com/store/"></a><a href="https://www.23andme.com/user/signup/"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-61724499591111091512008-11-19T20:11:00.000-08:002008-11-19T20:12:24.344-08:00Study: Vitamins E and C Fail to Prevent Cancer in MenA large clinical trial of almost 15,000 male doctors taking vitamins E and C for up to 10 years has found that neither supplement had any effect on cancer rates, including cancer of the prostate.<br /><br />The study comes on the heels of a disappointing finding regarding vitamin E reported late last month. After following 35,000 men taking selenium and vitamin E, investigators halted their trial because no benefit was seen and in some supplement users there appeared to be a slight increase in the risk of cancer or diabetes.<br /><br />An author of the current study, an abstract of which was presented on Monday at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting in Washington, D.C., said his trial found neither risk nor benefit to use of the vitamins.<br /><br />“The good news is you don’t appear to be hurting yourself ,” said Howard D. Sesso, an assistant professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. But, he added, “There’s very little evidence to recommend taking these supplements for prevention of cancer, particularly in the case of vitamin E.”Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-86094254786877852182008-11-09T17:40:00.000-08:002008-11-09T17:41:06.397-08:00Achilles' Heel Of Pancreatic Cancer DiscoveredUC Davis Cancer Center researchers have discovered a metabolic deficiency in pancreatic cancer cells that can be used to slow the progress of the deadliest of all cancers. <br />Published in the October issue of the International Journal of Cancer, study results indicate that pancreatic cancer cells cannot produce the amino acid arginine, which plays an essential role in cell division, immune function and hormone regulation. By depleting arginine levels in cell cultures and animal models, the team was able to significantly reduce pancreatic cancer-cell proliferation.<br />"There have been few significant advances in 15 years of testing available chemotherapy to treat pancreatic cancer," said Richard Bold, chief of surgical oncology at UC Davis and senior author of the study. "The lack of progress is particularly frustrating because most patients are diagnosed after the disease has spread to other organs, eliminating surgery as an option. We have to turn back to basic science to come up with new treatments."<br />Bold explained that average survival time for those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer is just four-and-a-half months, although chemotherapy can extend that prognosis up to six months.<br />"There is a dire need to find new options for these patients. While our findings do not suggest a cure for pancreatic cancer, they do promise a possible way to extend the life expectancies of those diagnosed with it," Bold said.<br />Bold and his colleagues hypothesized that pancreatic cancer cells lack the ability to produce arginine. In human pancreatic tumors, they measured levels of an enzyme — argininosuccinate synthetase — required to synthesize arginine.<br />The enzyme was not detected in 87 percent of the 47 tumor specimens examined, suggesting that the majority of pancreatic cancers require arginine for cell growth because of an inability to synthesize the amino acid.<br />The researchers then conducted further tests using pancreatic cell lines that represent the varying levels of argininosuccinate synthetase observed in human tumor specimens. Focusing on the lines with lowest levels, the researchers depleted arginine levels in cultures of pancreatic cell lines using arginine deiminase, an enzyme isolated from a Mycoplasma bacteria.<br />The enzyme was modified by adding polyethylene glycol chains to increase size and circulatory time.<br />The researchers found that exposing the pancreatic cancer cell lines to the modified arginine deiminase enzyme inhibited cancer-cell proliferation by 50 percent. They then treated mice bearing pancreatic tumors with the same compound and found an identical outcome: a 50 percent reduction in tumor growth. According to Bold, the current study represents a unique approach to cancer treatment in that it is one of the first to identify a metabolic pathway that can be leveraged to interrupt cancer growth.<br />"Instead of killing cells as with typical chemotherapy, we instead removed one of the key building blocks that cancer cells need to function," Bold said.<br />Metabolic interruptions like this one are also being studied for their potential in treating cancers of the blood, such as leukemia and lymphoma. In those cases, depleting the amino acid asparagine may be used in slowing cancer-cell growth.<br />Bold and his colleagues are continuing their laboratory work on the effects of arginine deprivation on pancreatic cancer. They will next be looking for ways to increase pancreatic cell sensitivity to arginine deprivation.<br />The researchers have also begun designing human clinical trials in cooperation with the manufacturer of arginine deiminase, Polaris Pharmaceuticals.<br />"We're looking at whether we can combine this treatment with certain kinds of chemotherapy," Bold said. "This additional research is needed to inform the clinical work and move it forward more quickly. The better we understand this process, the more we can use it in the fight against pancreatic cancer."<br />Additional study authors included Tawnya Bowles, Joseph Galante, Colin Parsons and Subbulakshmi Virudachalam of the UC Davis Department of Surgery; and Randie Kim and Hsing-Jien Kung of the UC Davis Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-25053577465108225832008-11-02T00:10:00.003-07:002008-11-02T00:10:59.296-07:00Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation announced today the expansion of clinical trials using intravenous Rexin-G for pancreatic cancer and breast cancer in Manhattan, New York. Rexin-G is the world's first tumor-targeted genetic medicine that is designed to seek out and destroy both primary tumors and metastatic cancers that have spread throughout the body. Clinical data from on-going studies in Los Angeles, California, indicating dose-dependent tumor control rates and survival benefits with no major toxicity in Rexin-G-treated patients prompted the extension of these clinical trials to the East Coast. Rexin-G has gained orphan drug status from the U.S. FDA for three clinical indications: pancreatic cancer, osteosarcoma and soft tissue sarcoma.<br />The New York clinical trials will be conducted at the Bruckner Oncology Center in Manhattan, New York with Howard W. Bruckner, M.D. as the Principal Investigator. Dr. Bruckner is a board certified medical oncologist who trained at Yale University School of Medicine and performed research at the NIH with specialists and collaborative groups. Dr. Bruckner is internationally renowned for his work in pancreatic, breast, gastrointestinal, colon, and ovarian cancers and was the first medical oncologist to treat patients with Rexin-G for advanced pancreatic cancer in the United States (Int'l J Oncol 2006). He has served as an Expert Consultant and Safety Monitor for the National Surgical Adjuvant Project for Breast and Bowel Cancers Project (NSABP) sponsored by the National Cancer Institute. For further information concerning these clinical trials in New York, please go to http://www.clinicaltrials.gov and search Epeius-sponsored protocols C07-104 and C07-105.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10245448.post-34966173076371478952008-11-02T00:10:00.001-07:002008-11-02T00:10:35.703-07:00Digestive Care Completes NDA Submission for Pancreatic DrugUS-based pharmaceutical company Digestive Care has completed the submission of the new drug application for Pancrecarb, used in the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, to the FDA.<br /><br />The FDA has previously granted the product fast track designation and approved a rolling new drug application (NDA) submission schedule.<br /><br /><br />The company has recently announced results of the completed randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center, crossover study on Pancrecarb.<br /><br />Tibor Sipos, president and chief scientific officer of Digestive Care, said: "Pancrecarb is a unique bicarbonate buffered enteric-coated formulation of pancrelipase that has been an essential component of the armamentarium for the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency associated with cystic fibrosis and other diseases affecting the pancreas."<br /><br />A service of YellowBrix, Inc.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0