Exploring pancreatic cancer vaccines: What’s next?
When most people think of a vaccine, they think of the prevention of a disease. For pancreatic cancer vaccines, though, it’s a little bit different. The vaccines don’t entirely prevent the disease, but they can help prevent it from coming back once someone has been diagnosed and treated.
“People think, ‘I’ve had the cancer removed, I’m cured,’ but even when people have no evidence of disease and have had chemotherapy, the cancer...
Weight loss injections and cancer: 6 questions, answered
Most people know that losing weight has numerous benefits, but making major lifestyle changes can be extremely difficult. For example, obese...
What to know after learning you have a BRCA mutation
Finding out you are at an increased risk for cancer can feel especially personal – not to mention urgent – when it's due to genetics like...
Intrathecal pain pump improves pancreatic cancer patient’s life
In 2021, J. David Garrett, Ph.D., began to experience pain in his upper abdomen and back. He initially blamed it on acid reflux. When the pain started to affect his daily activities, his wife, Ruth, encouraged him to see his doctor.
David’s doctor conducted several tests, but the results showed nothing serious. His doctor suggested a CT scan and MRI.
Later that day, David’s doctor called to tell him there was a large mass...
What causes jaundice in adults?
Jaundice is a yellowing of the skin and eyes caused by abnormally high levels of bilirubin, an orangey-yellow pigment found in a liver secretion...
Pancreatic, breast cancer survivor: MD Anderson managed two different diagnoses at the same time
When I was diagnosed with stage II triple-negative breast cancer in November 2022, I originally planned to seek treatment at the hospital...
‘How I knew I had pancreatic cancer’: Survivors share their symptoms
The most common symptoms of pancreatic cancer are pain in your abdomen or back, weight loss and jaundice.
But these issues can also...
Pancreatic cancer survivor finds hope in cancer research
Helene Andrews-Polymenis finds hope in cancer research.
Like many cancer survivors, she often feels some anxiety when she thinks about...
What's the best way to quit smoking?
Smoking is on the decline. But if you are one of the 28 million Americans still smoking, you probably know how hard it is to quit.
What’s new in KRAS mutation research?
Cancer cells often develop genetic mutations that initiate and sustain the growth of tumors. The most frequently mutated of these oncogenic...