39 Stories on Pancreatic Cancer
Lisa Niemi plans to talk about her grief - and healing - at California women's conference
Six weeks after Patrick Swayze lost his battle with pancreatic cancer at age 57, his widow Lisa Niemi will participate in a roundtable discussion on Grief, Healing and Resilience at the Women's Conference 2009 in Long Beach, California, next Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Fans in the town where part of Dirty Dancing was filmed will remember the actor
The disease that claimed Patrick Swayze is one of the most difficult to detect
Actor Patrick Swayze's achievements include several feature films such as "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost," as well as living with advanced pancreatic cancer for longer than most patients.
The dancer, actor, outdoorsman and loving husband was also a "warrior," said his brother
A report in South Korean media is fueling the ongoing speculation about the deteriorating health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
John Symons lost his wife Jo to a mysterious cancer two years ago. But he isn't done battling the disease.
A 66-year-old woman with stage 4 pancreatic cancer became the first person to use Washington's assisted suicide law, a nonprofit organization announced Friday.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg plans to undergo a "precautionary" course of chemotherapy following her surgery last month for pancreatic cancer, the Supreme Court announced Tuesday.
Lisa Niemi plans to talk about her grief - and healing - at California women's conference
Six weeks after Patrick Swayze lost his battle with pancreatic cancer at age 57, his widow Lisa Niemi will participate in a roundtable discussion on Grief, Healing and Resilience at the Women's Conference 2009 in Long Beach, California, next Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Fans in the town where part of Dirty Dancing was filmed will remember the actor
The disease that claimed Patrick Swayze is one of the most difficult to detect
Actor Patrick Swayze's achievements include several feature films such as "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost," as well as living with advanced pancreatic cancer for longer than most patients.
The dancer, actor, outdoorsman and loving husband was also a "warrior," said his brother
A report in South Korean media is fueling the ongoing speculation about the deteriorating health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
John Symons lost his wife Jo to a mysterious cancer two years ago. But he isn't done battling the disease.
A 66-year-old woman with stage 4 pancreatic cancer became the first person to use Washington's assisted suicide law, a nonprofit organization announced Friday.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg plans to undergo a "precautionary" course of chemotherapy following her surgery last month for pancreatic cancer, the Supreme Court announced Tuesday.
Pancreatic cancer patients who are obese may be 12 times more likely to have cancer that's already spread to their lymph nodes at the time of surgery than similar cancer patients who weigh less, according to a study released Monday in the Archives of Surgery.
Following a report he's at death's door, the actor tells PEOPLE he's in fact "responding well" to treatment (and even has a new dog)
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was back on the Supreme Court bench Monday in her first public appearance since undergoing surgery for pancreatic cancer February 5.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released Friday from a New York hospital, eight days after undergoing surgery for pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatic cancer is rare and extraordinarily lethal, experts say.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the only woman on the Supreme Court, had surgery Thursday for early stage pancreatic cancer, the Supreme Court announced.
The Beast star, who is battling pancreatic cancer, is still being treated, says his rep
"I am alive and plan to stay that way," the actor, who is battling pancreatic cancer, tells PEOPLE
The Beast actor, who is battling cancer, cancels an appearance to discuss his new show
As Apple enthusiasts speculate over why pancreatic cancer survivor Steve Jobs won't appear at Macworld Conference & Expo this year, the CEO asks them to think differently about his health.
The actor shoots down the "negative shadow on the positive and good fight I'm fighting"
Scientists have mapped the cascade of genetic changes that turn normal cells in the brain and pancreas into two of the most lethal cancers
The actor – who's battling pancreatic cancer – looks healthy as he films The Beast
Battling pancreatic cancer, he tells PEOPLE he's keeping a busy schedule that includes birthday shopping
The actor and his wife tell PEOPLE they credit "all the prayers and good thoughts"
A TV pilot remains under consideration with the star as an FBI agent
The actor has a "limited amount of disease" and is "responding well to treatment," his doctor says
In October 2003, as the computer world buzzed about what cool new gadget he would introduce next, Apple CEO Steve Jobs - then presiding over the most dramatic corporate turnaround in the history of Silicon Valley - found himself confronting a life-and-death decision.
Luciano Pavarotti, the great Italian tenor who helped popularize opera in the 20th century, has died. He was 71.
The Italian tenor's vibrant voice and ebullient showmanship made him one of opera's most beloved stars
Famed opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who appeared on stage with singers as varied as opera star Dame Joan Sutherland, U2's Bono and Liza Minnelli, died Thursday in Italy after suffering from pancreatic cancer, manager Terri Robson said in a statement. He was 71.
Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, who memorably performed alongside Luciano Pavarotti as the "Three Tenors," have led tributes to the opera singer who died Thursday at the age of 71 after battling cancer.
Luciano Pavarotti, who has pancreatic cancer, was in "very serious" condition, the Italian news agency AGI reported Wednesday.
ImClone Systems Inc. said Tuesday that a late-stage trial of its cancer drug Erbitux failed to extend survival in patients with pancreatic cancer, sending its shares down more than 7.5 percent.
The biotech ImClone's stock price surged Friday following some bad news about its competitor Amgen's cancer drug Vectibix.
Carol Burnett, whose long-running variety show became a TV classic, has received a career achievement award from the Television Critics Association.
The Food and Drug Administration approved the combined use of Tarceva, an anti-cancer drug from Genentech and OSI Pharmaceuticals, with chemotherapy to treat pancreatic cancer, the companies said.
An FDA advisory panel voted to recommend Tarceva, a lung cancer treatment, in conjunction with another drug to treat pancreatic cancer.
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