Medication errors cause 7,000 deaths each year and the frightening truth is that 1 out of every 5 doses of medication given in hospitals is wrong according to the Academy of Managed Care…
We all know that making an error in the medication a patient takes can be serious. The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) is an organization that…
People afflicted with pancreatic cancer have a poor prognosis and oncologists do not agree on a standard of care regarding what treatment is best. I have previously reported on spectacular new…
Results of new research from Zurich have been published in a paper in Digestion, Vol. 78, No. 1, 2008, entitled "Chemoembolization Combined With Pravastatin Improves Survival In Patients with…
Scientists have identified a genetic defect in the previously mapped chomosome 4. The3 defective gene has been labeled "Palladin". An overview can be found at the Pancreatic Education and Research…
New hope for cures of pancreatic cancer and cholangiocarcinoma are on the horizon. New vaccines offer great promise. Pancreatic cancer along with other adenocarcinomas in the biliary system…
Herceptin has been the star of breast cancer treatment in the past 2 years. Tykerb (lapatinib) claims to be a superior treatment. Women who have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer should ask their oncologists about both drugs since early treatment can be important in beating the disease.