Pancreatic cancer took my dad before he was 50, symptoms so generic that in hindsight are obvious, but at the time seemed benign. 2 mos from six to death.
This *NEEDS* to be funded. Pancreatic cancer is 3 or 4 most fatal cancer dx in US. But only dx in about 40k Americans a year.
This *NEEDS* to be funded. Pancreatic cancer is 3 or 4 most fatal cancer dx in US. But only dx in about 40k Americans a year.
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In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years.
Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.
Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.
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It got a close friend of mine, at 50. His death changed the trajectory of my life. But what was particularly cruel was that he had a 12-year-old daughter, and it was March 2020.
PC has a 13% 5-year survival rate, though most die within a year. This could be a game changer.