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Akakoji

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33. People might be better served by advocating for routine pancreatic cancer screening

Reply to applegrove (Reply #27)

Wed Sep 18, 2024, 01:18 AM

Sep 2024

Based on broader criteria. There is a chance for a cure for everything. And a chance to use ablation or dissection as that cure if identified early enough. That site is rife with absolutely scandalous bs about hope. Unless you actually know someone whose breast cancer has been cured by wasp venom.

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Good News: First-ever mRNA vaccine shows promise in halting pancreatic cancer! Dr. Vinod Balachandran's team at [View all] applegrove Sep 2024 OP

That is great news. spanone Sep 2024 #1

One of the deadliest cancers. This is wonderful news. Fla Dem Sep 2024 #2

Fantastic! BlueSpot Sep 2024 #3

Great news MustLoveBeagles Sep 2024 #4

I think a very good friend of mine canetoad Sep 2024 #5

That's wonderful! StarryNite Sep 2024 #7

Man oh man! That's incredibly good news! dchill Sep 2024 #6

Great news! OnionPatch Sep 2024 #8

Amazing news! evolves Sep 2024 #9

Incredible news. Dem2theMax Sep 2024 #10

Pancreatic cancer killed my vital, fit mom at 73, only 2 months after diagnosis. SunSeeker Sep 2024 #11

Same with my vital, fit mom at 79. BaronChocula Sep 2024 #17

I am so sorry about your mother. I'll bet she talks to you every day. AverageOldGuy Sep 2024 #18

They could have been sisters! My mom walked everywhere, even the grocery store. SunSeeker Sep 2024 #20

My mom was 76. It was the worst 3 months of my life between the diagnosis and her death, GoodRaisin Sep 2024 #21

I know the feeling, GoodRaisin. SunSeeker Sep 2024 #22

I know SunSeeker. GoodRaisin Sep 2024 #26

My best friend died of pancreatic cancer four years ago today PlanetBev Sep 2024 #12

Woahhh! 🤞🤞🤞 Lost a sweet friend, and an aunt to this; one of the worst! Here's to increasing sucess! electric_blue68 Sep 2024 #13

Wow! C Moon Sep 2024 #14

Wonderful news! I have lost many friends and acquaintances from that disease. kimbutgar Sep 2024 #15

In trials! Not a distant hope! This is fantastic! pat_k Sep 2024 #16

Wonderful research being done, however... LudwigPastorius Sep 2024 #19

Please cite the clinical trial results according to the investigators abstract. Akakoji Sep 2024 #23

People should know there is a chance at a cure. Many applegrove Sep 2024 #27

People might be better served by advocating for routine pancreatic cancer screening Akakoji Sep 2024 #33

We don't agree. applegrove Sep 2024 #36

Post removed Post removed Sep 2024 #34

Nope. I thought it was a good news thing. I wanted applegrove Sep 2024 #35

I think that you're right to emphasize the real numbers GaYellowDawg Sep 2024 #30

Agreed. And made available to everyone. Akakoji Sep 2024 #32

This is great! mRNA seems to hold such promise flamingdem Sep 2024 #24

Pancreatic cancer took my father DFW Sep 2024 #25

Mine too and his father as well. I worry for my livetohike Sep 2024 #28

My dad was treated at Johns Hopkins DFW Sep 2024 #29

Fantastic news. That's right up there with "Kamala won!" SupportSanity Sep 2024 #31