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HopkINNS Helps was created after a conversation I had with a pancreatic cancer patient named David Sokoloff. David had a successful...
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- Sep 10, 2019
More Patients to Receive Wound Vacs After Their Pancreatic Surgery
Surgical site infections are common, especially in high risk patients following the Whipple procedure. Negative pressure wound therapy...
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- Apr 30, 2019
Safety of Robotic Whipples
Surgeons can perform the same procedure, using either techniques to achieve similar rates of tumor clearance. Patients who undergo a...
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- Mar 20, 2019
Oral Microbiota Mouth Off in Cystic Pancreatic Tumors
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News March 15, 2019. Scientists at the Karolinska Institutet report that the presence of oral...
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- Jan 2, 2019
FOLFIRINOX or Gemcitabine as Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
Abstract BACKGROUND Among patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer, combination chemotherapy with fluorouracil, leucovorin, irinotecan,...
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- Jul 9, 2018
Outcomes After Minimally-Invasive Versus Open Pancreatoduodenectomy
here. Outcomes after minimally-invasive versus open pancreatoduodenectomy. Klompmaker, S., van Hilst, J., Wellner, U.F. et al. Annals of...
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- Jun 21, 2018
David's Story
When I met with my oncologist he said, “We’re talking cure, not life extension.” My surgeon at Johns Hopkins said, “We got this.” I knew...
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- Jun 7, 2018
Palliative Care: Myths vs. Facts
Myth: Palliative care hastens death. Fact: Palliative care does not hasten death. It provides comfort and the best quality of life from...
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- Dec 14, 2017
Exosomes may be a key in diagnosing and treating pancreatic cancer
Q&A: What are exosomes, exactly? Modifying exosomes to treat tumors Valerie LeBleu, assistant professor of cancer biology at the...
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- May 30, 2017
What is Chemo Brain?
Concentrating and paying attention Remembering names, dates, and everyday things Finding the right word or doing simple math (like...
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- Mar 1, 2017
Acute pancreatitis may reveal pancreatic cancer at earlier stage
Clinical features of acute pancreatitis include abdominal pain, jaundice, and weight loss. The timing of surgery was identified by...
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