Daniel's+Research


 * __ What is Pancreatic Cancer? __**

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 * __Source #1: HowStuffWorks.com__**

The site provides some of the common physical symptoms and statistic of pancreatic cancer, as well as clear and concise definition of the term. It provided a brief explanation of some of the diagnosis and treatment methods and the complications that can occur because of them. The contents are very simple easy to read.

(found at [|http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2056558039352144942&ei=2nxTS8TeDZGWqQKxudGwBA&q=pancreatic+cancer&hl=en#] )
 * __Source #2: Pancreatic Cancer Video__**

The video provides much of the same information as the above, but also gave visual samples. It also goes more in depth on how certain methods of treatment were performed.

Article ( Langenbeck's Archives Of Surgery / Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Chirurgie [Langenbecks Arch Surg] 2010 Jan; Vol. 395 (1), pp. 1-10. //Date of Electronic Publication:// 2009 May 07. ) The article provides some data from a rather new test. It states that cancer cells were found to have many of the same properties of stem cells, providing new possible methods diagnosis. It also provides a possible reason that cancer cells form tumors and why it is difficult to stop its growth. It also goes into how pancreatic cancer could be diagnosed in the future. -Tumor causing cancer cells seem to have much similarity with stem cells -These similarities may allow tumor causing cancer cells to be tracked with methods used for looking for stem cells -These cancer stem cells were found to be resistant to chemo/radiation therapy which explains why they seem to have a somewhat high failure rate for pancreatic cancer -Treatment with certain chemicals (cyclopamine, GS1-18, BMP4, mTOR) killed most of the cultured cancer stem cells (Chemicals have yet to be test on live specimens)
 * __Source #3: Pancreatic cancer stem cells __**
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Article (Journal Of Surgical Oncology [J Surg Oncol] 2009 Dec 15; Vol. 100 (8), pp. 725-31.) The article was the results from an experiment. The results show that cancer cells are stimulated by inflammatory chemicals (such as LPS). It continues on by stating the removal of these chemicals will greatly slow down cancer growth rate. This article provides possible methods of treatment which will not greatly help the project problem.
 * __Source #4:Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Increases the Invasive Ability of__** **__Pancreatic Cancer Cells__**