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Those suffering with pancreatic cancer are faced with one of the more daunting forms of the disease, unfortunately very few of these patients will survive 5 years beyond diagnosis, with few symptoms most are not diagnosed until it has reached the metastatic stage. Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths, and it …
Binghamton University scientists suggest dual thermal ablation may be a potential treatment for pancreatic cancer, as published in the journal Liver and Pancreatic Sciences. Pancreatic cells were utilized to assess effects of heating and freezing on cell death; conducted in search of alternative treatments for pancreatic cancer which are more effective and less invasive to …