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Curcumin Enhances Pancreatic Cancer Chemotherapy
Gemcitabine is currently the best treatment available for pancreatic cancer, but the disease develops resistance to the drug over time. Agents that can either enhance the effects of gemcitabine or overcome
Continue readingHope for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer?
Therapies to Shrink Pancreatic Cancer and Move from Ineligible to Eligible for the Wipple Procedure- the only potentially curative therapy for PC- A diagnosis of advanced pancreatic cancer is tough. Only
Continue readingPancreatic Cancer Integrative Therapy
Curcumin has a potent anti proliferative activity in pancreatic cancer and can also potentiate the antitumor effect of gemcitabine. If you have just been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer the
Continue readingPancreatic Cancer Stage 4 Diagnosis-Is It Treatable?
All Pancreatic Cancer at All Stages Is Treatable. The Key is to Figure Out What The Best Treatment is For the Patient Hello David- My mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer stage 4 on –
Continue readingPancreatic Cancer- Curcumin, Omega-3, Chemo
Pancreatic cancer BxPC-3 cells were exposed to curcumin, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), or combinations of both and analyzed for proliferation and apoptosis. Pancreatic tumor xenografts were established by
Continue readingPancreatic Cancer-Pharmacologic Ascorbic Acid, Curcumin, Bitter Melon?
The patient survived nearly 4 years after diagnosis (pancreatic cancer), with PAA as his sole treatment, and he achieved objective regression of his disease. Hi David. Please help me. My mom (78) was diagnosed
Continue readingOncology Navigation Program-Time Of The Essence w/ Pancreatic Cancer
Implementing an oncology navigation program significantly decreased time to treatment in patients with pancreatic malignancy. An “Oncology navigation program” is a fancy phrase for a nurse
Continue readingChemo BEFORE Surgically Removing Pancreatic Cancer
Neoadjuvant therapy (chemo before surgery) may improve overall survival in early stage pancreatic cancer patients. As always, the devil is in the details… Pancreatic cancer (PCa) is one of the, if
Continue readingPancreatic Cancer Radiofrequency Technique Successful!
“At the present time the integration of Radiofrequency Ablation into the management of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is evolving…” To be fair, the article linked below talks about
Continue readingPancreatic Cancer, Feverfew and Arsenic Trioxide
“The active ingredients in feverfew include parthenolide. There are no published in vivostudies of parthenolide or feverfew for humans with cancer. The parthenolide content of commercially available
Continue readingPancreatic cancer- Alternative Therapy-
Conventional Oncology Considers Pancreatic Cancer To Be Incurable- I don’t… When a cancer patient is given a terminal diagnosis what is he/she supposed to do? When a cancer patient is given
Continue readingDr. Nicholas Gonzalez- Pancreatic Cancer
“In 1994, Dr. Gonzalez conducted a pilot study of his program for 11 patients with inoperable pancreatic cancer. Five lived longer than two years, and two lived longer than four years.” As
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