John R. Cashman, Ph.D. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death this past week after battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer is a grim reminder of how aggressive the disease can be. In fact, pancreatic cancer will soon be the second leading cause of cancer-related death for individuals in the United States. Unfortunately, it is known … Continue reading Scientists create “drug-like” chemical that may inhibit pancreatic cancer stem cells
pancreatic cancer stem cells
Blocking pancreatic cancer stem cells
John Cashman Cancer stem cells are one of the main reasons why cancers are able to survive surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. They are able to hide from those therapies and, at a future date, emerge and spread the cancer in the body once again. Jionglia Cheng, PhD. Jionglia Cheng, PhD., the lead author of a … Continue reading Blocking pancreatic cancer stem cells
The Stem Cellar 