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Fighting the Silent Killer: Innovative Therapies for Pancreatic Cancer on the Rise

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Monday, October 23, 2023
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VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group - Despite being a relatively rare form of cancer, pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest in the oncology field, the third leading cause of cancer death in the USA. Still not fully understood, pancreatic cancer's 5-year survival rate is currently only 12%. New analysis of data from the National Program of Cancer Registries database, covering around 65% of the US population, suggests that the incidence of pancreatic cancer among individuals younger than 55 years is increasing more rapidly than in those 55 years or older, and also more quickly in women than in men. As more and more cases of young people are showing up, calls from the leading pancreatic cancer organization PanCAN to increase funding for research are getting louder. Thankfully, within the biotech sector, there have been plenty of developments giving hope in the fight against pancreatic cancer, including those from Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (NASDAQ:ONCY) (TSX:ONC), Eli Lilly and Company, Roche Holding AG (OTC:RHHBY), BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX), and even 23andMe Holding Co (NASDAQ:ME).

Key Points: 
  • As more and more cases of young people are showing up, calls from the leading pancreatic cancer organization PanCAN to increase funding for research are getting louder .
  • "By teaming up with PanCAN, we believe we may be able to expedite development and provide pancreatic cancer patients with a bespoke immunotherapeutic treatment option."
  • The BRCA1 and BRCA2 variants may also be associated with an increased risk for prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, and potentially other cancers.
  • "It's an important milestone that shows we're headed in the right direction – and this means so much to all those affected by pancreatic cancer."

Fighting the Silent Killer: Innovative Therapies for Pancreatic Cancer on the Rise

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 23, 2023
Colon, Oncolytics Biotech, Genetics, News, Lung, Disease, Risk, Messenger, Lijun International Pharmaceutical (Holding) Co. Ltd., BNTX, Glycine, BioNTech, G12, Hope, RET, Prostate cancer, BRCA2, Cancer, Immune system, Pancreatic cancer, ORR, Hand, University, Roche, Therapy, Patient, Natural history of disease, DNA, CR, Eli Lilly and Company, CAD, 23andMe, JD, OTC, Eli Lilly, FOLFIRINOX, BRCA, Research, Clinical trial, BBB National Programs, Survival rate, Aspartic acid, Valine, Woman, ONC, MD Anderson Cancer Center, TSX, PCCP, Survival, FDA, Lilly, Attention, AACR, Incidence, BRCA1, New View (Eleanor Friedberger album), MBA, KRAS, Entrepreneurship, Breast, Diagnosis, Prostate, FTD, Pharmaceutical industry, Medical imaging, Vaccine, Nature

VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group - Despite being a relatively rare form of cancer, pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest in the oncology field, the third leading cause of cancer death in the USA. Still not fully understood, pancreatic cancer's 5-year survival rate is currently only 12%. New analysis of data from the National Program of Cancer Registries database, covering around 65% of the US population, suggests that the incidence of pancreatic cancer among individuals younger than 55 years is increasing more rapidly than in those 55 years or older, and also more quickly in women than in men. As more and more cases of young people are showing up, calls from the leading pancreatic cancer organization PanCAN to increase funding for research are getting louder. Thankfully, within the biotech sector, there have been plenty of developments giving hope in the fight against pancreatic cancer, including those from Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (NASDAQ:ONCY) (TSX:ONC), Eli Lilly and Company, Roche Holding AG (OTC:RHHBY), BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX), and even 23andMe Holding Co (NASDAQ:ME).

Key Points: 
  • As more and more cases of young people are showing up, calls from the leading pancreatic cancer organization PanCAN to increase funding for research are getting louder .
  • "By teaming up with PanCAN, we believe we may be able to expedite development and provide pancreatic cancer patients with a bespoke immunotherapeutic treatment option."
  • The BRCA1 and BRCA2 variants may also be associated with an increased risk for prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, and potentially other cancers.
  • "It's an important milestone that shows we're headed in the right direction – and this means so much to all those affected by pancreatic cancer."