measuredingabens t1_itb907m wrote on October 22, 2022 at 9:09 AM Reply to comment by GuiltEdge in Using a gel-like, radioactive implant, engineers have demonstrated the most effective treatment for pancreatic cancer ever recorded in mouse models, the new treatment completely eliminated tumors in 80 percent of mice across several model types, including those considered the most difficult to treat by giuliomagnifico It's not aggressive so much as it is really hard to detect without specialised tests. Pancreatic cancer tends to grow for years before symptoms show, and by then it is too late. Permalink Parent 1
measuredingabens t1_itb907m wrote
Reply to comment by GuiltEdge in Using a gel-like, radioactive implant, engineers have demonstrated the most effective treatment for pancreatic cancer ever recorded in mouse models, the new treatment completely eliminated tumors in 80 percent of mice across several model types, including those considered the most difficult to treat by giuliomagnifico
It's not aggressive so much as it is really hard to detect without specialised tests. Pancreatic cancer tends to grow for years before symptoms show, and by then it is too late.