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Welcome to pancreaticcancerindia.com, this site is focused on increasing awareness on pancreatic cancer in patients, care givers and healthcare professionals. The incidence of pancreatic cancer is increasing in India and it is ranked fifth in the causes of cancer related deaths in US.


      

NEWS & UPDATES

Fever Kills Cancer

ADA 2009: Artificial Pancreas Showing Safety, Therapeutic Efficacy in Clinical Trials

Newly Developed Quality Indicators Reveal Variability In Pancreatic Cancer Care


INTERESTING CASES



A 70-year-old female patient presented with complaints of tiredness, vomiting, left upper quadrant abdominal pain, on and off for the past 4 months. There was no history of jaundice, fever, malaena, bleeding PR. Her medical history includes diabetes mellitus and hypertension for the past 20 years, for which she is on regular medications. Family history was not contributory... More

DIET, NUTRITION & EXERCISE



Diet and nutrition is always a major concern for patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and subsequent treatment. Maintaining proper diet and nutrition in cancer is very important for performing daily activities, coping with the treatment, resisting infections and recovering from disease and treatment... More
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Updates in Diagnosis and Therapy, Ravello, Italy, 25th May, 2009.       2009 ASCO Annual Meeting, Orlando FL, United States, 29th May – 2nd June, 2009.      11th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer, Barcelona, Spain, 24th June – 27th June, 2009.       Eighth International Congress on Targeted Therapies in Cancer, Washington DC, United States, 20th August – 23rd August, 2009.       Hospice and Palliative Care in Developing Countries, Fresno CA, United States, 18th September – 19th September, 2009.      3rd Inter American Oncology Conference - Current Status and Future of Anti-Cancer Targeted Therapies, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1st October – 2nd October, 2009.          XIX Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology, Mumbai, India, 2nd October - 4th October, 2009.      CME on Vascular Malformations and hands on Workshop on Interventional Radiology, Coimbatore, India, 13th June - 14th June, 2009.