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PANCREATIC CANCER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cancer of the pancreas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("pancreatic cancer" is a kind of...):
carcinoma (any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer)
Context examples:
A chemotherapy combination used to treat malignant mesothelioma, advanced non-small cell lung cancer, advanced bladder cancer, advanced cervical cancer, pancreatic cancer, and epithelial ovarian cancer.
(Cisplatin/Gemcitabine, NCI Dictionary)
Functional polymorphisms in the CYP1A2 gene may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer in smokers.
(CYP1A2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Researchers have developed a blood test that could help with the early detection of pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease.
(New Test May Detect Pancreatic Cancer Early, VOA News)
It is also used together with gemcitabine to treat pancreatic cancer and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.
(Erlotinib hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)
Too much CA 19-9 in the blood can be a sign of pancreatic cancer or other types of cancer or conditions.
(CA 19-9, NCI Dictionary)
TAG-72 is a protein/sugar complex found on the surface of many cancer cells, including breast, colon, and pancreatic cancer cells.
(Conjugated Monoclonal Antibody CC49, NCI Thesaurus)
Mutations in the KRAS gene are thought to drive 95 percent of all pancreatic cancers and 45 percent of all colorectal cancers.
(Cellular immunotherapy targets a common human cancer mutation, NIH)
Because it is often found late and it spreads quickly, pancreatic cancer can be hard to treat.
(Pancreatic Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
Finally, the group examined a mouse model of pancreatic cancer.
(Method for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer, NIH)
A type of surgery used to treat pancreatic cancer.
(Pancreatoduodenectomy, NCI Dictionary)
