Pancreatic cancer (PaCa) is a rapidly progressive and metastatic cancer with the lowest survival of any human cancer. Resistance of PaCa to current treatment regimens contributes to the dismal prognosis of this malignancy. There have been over ten phase II/III clinical trials aiming at curing PaCa during the past decade without significant success. In fact‚ a recent trial showing that Abraxane when combined with gemcitabine improved the overall patient survival by 1.8 months compared to gemcitabine
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Patient LR‚ like so many of my patients‚ has an unusual background‚ with a graduate degree‚ study abroad‚ and expertise in art. Before we first met‚ he had worked successfully in business for many years. His very devoted wife had a Ph.D. and had‚ before retirement‚ worked as a college professor. He had been in good health when in July of 1991‚ at age 70‚ a routine chest x-ray at the time of his yearly physical revealed a small right lung nodule suspicious for possible malignancy. A repeat x-ray
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Pancreatic cancer‚ a disease primarily affecting elderly on the range of 60 of age and above‚ has ranked as fourth causes of cancer-related death with the 5-year survival rate less than 5% in the United State. As reported by (Morana et al.‚ 2010)‚ the prevalence of tumors originated in the pancreatic head is 60%‚ 15% in the body while 5% of pancreatic tumors originate in the tail. The pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is the most common type of pancreatic cancer originating from the pancreatic head
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a 69 year old man who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Andre owns a chain of Italian restaurants and his well known in the community. Ander is married and has a large family including children‚ grandchildren and great grandchildren. Every holiday the family gets treated to a family home cook out and Andre prepare himself. Andre is concern this year that he may not be able to cook for the upcoming event so Andre is feeling depressed. Pancreatic cancer begins in the tissues of the pancreas this
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Pancreatic cancer is a malignant neoplasm originating from transformed cells arising in tissues forming the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer‚ accounting for 95% of these tumors‚ is adenocarcinoma (tumors exhibiting glandular architecture on light microscopy) arising within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arise from islet cells‚ and are classified as neuroendocrine tumors. The signs and symptoms that eventually lead to the diagnosis depend on the location‚ the
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Pancreatic Cancer Medical Report Pancreatic Cancer is a disease that can go undetected for a long period of time‚ often defined as the silent disease. This is a very common form of cancer rating as the fourth prominent cause occurring in men and women. It has been shown that most of those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer are above 50‚ although it still can occur in those at a younger age There are many different interments and devices that can be used to detect any form of pancreatitis. A
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up of tissues and ducts. This gland is part of the digestive systemin relation to the endocrine gland that is attach to the first section of the small interstine known as the duodenunm. When the process of digestion occur‚ the pancreas secretes pancreatic juice containg digestive enzymes to break down carbohydtes‚ protein‚ and lipids for nutritn absorption in the small intestine. The pancreas also has a role with the exocrine system‚ producing several importsnt hormones vital to the human body. These
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Cancer is a disease that affects cells in the body by taking over good cells and corrupting them with bad cells. Cancer can start anywhere in the body at any time. Cancers are benign or malignant tumors affecting the cells in the body. Pancreatic cancer is a very aggressive cancer affecting many Americans today. Pancreatic cancer attacks the pancreas and can spread to different organs in the body. Pancreatic cancer causes more death in men and women than any other type of cancer (Krempien‚ R.‚ &
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Pancreatic Cancer "Cancer of the pancreas is a genetic disease that is the fifth most common cause of death in both men and women. Pancreatic cancer affects approximately 28‚000 Americans each year‚ or five out of 100‚000 people" (Mayo Clinic‚ 1998). According to physicians at Johns Hopkins Medical Institute‚ "pancreatic cancer is the challenge of the twenty-first century." So‚ where exactly is the pancreas located in our bodies‚ and what does it do? The pancreas is a gland found behind the stomach
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Living with Pancreatic Cancer HS200‚ Section #2 Unit 2 Capstone Project: Case Study #4: Pancreatic Cancer Kaplan University April 7‚ 2014 Andre is a 69-year-old man who was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He owns a chain of Italian restaurants and is well known in the community. He is married and has a large family including children‚ grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Every holiday all of his family is treated to a home cooked meal that Andre prepares
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