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Saturday, September 5th, 2009

BBQ May Increase the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

Who doesn’t love a good BBQ? But according to a  study if you cook your meat too well you may be putting yourself at increased risk for pancreatic cancer.
One of the study’s principal authors, Kristin Anderson PHD, who is an associate professor at the University Of Minnesota School Of Public health, said that the findings [...]

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Pancreatic Cancers to Patrick Swayze and Steve Jobs

Pancreatic Cancer to Patrick Swayze and  Steve Jobs :  Two Separate Outcomes?
Steve Jobs underwent a liver transplant few months ago for a pancreatic tumor. That tumor was a neuroendocrine tumor.  It is rare and much more slowly growing and more benign. Swayze has intraductal papillary mucinous cancer. Patrick Swayze was diagnosed with it in January [...]