Vaccine to Block Digestive Hormone May Slow Growth of Pancreatic Cancer
(WorldNews Health)

Rockville, Md. (October 10, 2019)-New research suggests a vaccine that blocks a digestive hormone may slow the spread of pancreatic cancer, potentially increasing survival rates. The study, published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, was chosen as an APSselectarticle for October. Pancreatic cancer is difficult to treat, in part because it spreads to other areas of the body (metastasizes) quickly and frequently. An estimated 90 percent of people with pancreatic cancer have an advanced stage of disease at the time of diagnosis. The immune system plays a part in how pancreatic cancer...