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Lisa’s HopkINNS Helps
HopkINNS Helps was created after a conversation I had with a pancreatic cancer patient named David Sokoloff. David had a successful...
Jan 6, 2020
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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...
Sep 10, 2019
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Safety of Robotic Whipples
Surgeons can perform the same procedure, using either techniques to achieve similar rates of tumor clearance. Patients who undergo a...
Apr 30, 2019
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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...
Mar 20, 2019
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FOLFIRINOX or Gemcitabine as Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
Abstract BACKGROUND Among patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer, combination chemotherapy with fluorouracil, leucovorin, irinotecan,...
Jan 2, 2019
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Jul 30, 2018
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Jul 16, 2018
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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...
Jul 9, 2018
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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...
Jun 21, 2018
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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...
Jun 7, 2018
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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...
Dec 14, 2017
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Nov 30, 2017
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What is Chemo Brain?
Concentrating and paying attention Remembering names, dates, and everyday things Finding the right word or doing simple math (like...
May 30, 2017
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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...
Mar 1, 2017
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Dec 5, 2016
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