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Clinical Trial Proves Promising for Pancreatic Cancer Patients
Saturday, January 26, 2013 - 8:00am
Wen Wee Ma, MBBS
Assistant Professor, GI Oncology
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Although rare, about 38,000 Americans die from pancreatic cancer each year, making it the fourth deadliest type of cancer in the United States. In an effort to slow the death rate of this disease, doctors and researchers have worked feverishly to come up with advancements in treatment.

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Breaking the Silence for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 3:22pm
Renuka Iyer, MD,
Associate Professor of Oncology and Co-Director, Liver and Pancreas Tumor Center

Patrick Swayze, Luciano Pavarotti, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Steve Jobs. These are a few of the celebrities and public figures that have brought attention to pancreatic cancer over the years.  Despite this public spotlight, pancreatic cancer is known as the silent killer. It is difficult to diagnose, spreads rapidly and is seldom detected in the early stages, making education and awareness crucial for this aggressive disease.

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Roswellness Radio: Pancreatic Cancer
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 9:06am

Boris Kuvshinoff, II, MD, MBA, and Renuka Iyer, MD, Associate Professors of Oncology and Co-Directors, Liver and Pancreas Tumor Center joined Roswellness Radio to discuss pancreatic cancer. In this excerpt from last Sunday's show, Drs. Kuvshinoff and Iyer give a brief overview of this rare but aggressive disease, and provide information on risk factors, symptoms, and diagnostic studies.

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Cancer Can't Win

More patients are being diagnosed with cancer every day.

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