LONDON: Scientists from the United States and the UK have uncovered crucial insights into how pancreatic cancer spreads at high speed in the human body. Their scientific work has also paved the grounds for potential new medical treatments for one of the deadliest diseases across the world.
The team has also discovered that pancreatic cancer can deactivate molecules in a critical gene due to which it spreads at an alarming and high speed. The new development is being deemed as a game-changer in the fight against the cancer.
It also ranks as the 12th most common cancer worldwide, with over half a million new cases annually. The disease is also notorious for its poor forecast, with most patients succumbing within 90 days of diagnosis. High-profile victims include John Hurt, Alan Rickman, Steve Jobs, and Patrick Swayze.
Dr. Maria Hatziapostolou of Nottingham Trent University’s John van Geest Cancer Research Centre said that the work has also given new understanding and knowledge of how this disease behaves.
The research has been published in the journal Gastro Hep Advances, involved the analysis of both healthy and cancerous pancreatic tissue samples.
