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NEWS ABOUT: pancreas

pancreas stories: 7 news summaries

Stem Cells Offer Hope in Treating Type 1 Diabetes

Procedure isn't a cure, but kept patients off insulin for up to 4 years

Apr 15, 09 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Treatment for Type 1 diabetes may have taken a huge step forward, thanks to a procedure using a person's own stem cells to combat the disease. Although scientists stress that the treatment isn't a cure—and called for more study, given that the initial group consisted of just 23 subjects—... More »

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stem cell research • diabetes • stem cells • pancreas • insulin • type 1 diabetes

 Surgeons 
 Remove 
 6 Organs to 
 Save Girl, 7 

Child has six vital organs removed so doctors can find a cancerous tumor

Mar 10, 09 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - A smiling 7-year-old was released from a New York hospital today after surgeons undertook a rare, high-risk operation to save her life, USA Today reports. The operation, performed last month, called for surgeons to temporarily remove her stomach, pancreas, spleen, liver and large and small intestines in order to... More »

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cancer • surgery • New York • pancreas • stomach • malignant tumor • spleen • Heather McNamara

(AP) - Ruth Bader Ginsburg's cancer was found at the earliest stage and has not spread beyond her pancreas, the Supreme Court said today. The 75-year-old associate justice returned home to Washington after being released from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Doctors removed Ginsburg's spleen and a portion... More »

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surgery • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • tumor • pancreatic cancer • pancreas • US Supreme Court • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center • benign • spleen

Jobs May
Have Pancreas Removed

Surgery would require insulin treatment, with risk of diabetes

Jan 16, 09 7:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Apple’s ailing CEO, who announced a 5-month leave of absence yesterday, may have his pancreas removed, doctors say. Steve Jobs had parts of it removed during surgery after a 2004 cancer diagnosis; now it may be necessary to remove the entire organ to avoid pancreatic leak, a potential side... More »

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cancer • Steve Jobs • diabetes • Apple • pancreas • insulin

ANALYSIS

 
 Jobs' 'Hormone Imbalance' 
 May Signal Cancer 

Survival rate for recurrence is 1 to 2 years

Jan 6, 09 6:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Steve Jobs’ statement revealing the “hormone imbalance” that’s caused his weight loss may point to a resurgence of cancer, the Los Angeles Times reports. Jobs survived a rare form of pancreatic cancer that’s less dangerous than the typical kind. But a reappearance of the tumor could suggest... More »

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cancer • Steve Jobs • Apple • hormones • tumor • pancreatic cancer • pancreas

Poor Sleep Linked
to Diabetes

Tired bodies have trouble regulating blood sugar, research shows

Jan 1, 08 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Poor sleep may lead to weight gain and diabetes, according to new research. After only 3 nights of light sleep, healthy people lost their ability to process sugar by 23%, perhaps explaining why many diabetics also have sleep disorders, ABC News reports. Although the survey sample was small, it casts... More »

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diabetes • University of Chicago • pancreas • sleep deprivation • insulin • weight gain • slow wave sleep • Joslin Diabetes Center • Dr. Esra Tasali • Dr. Martin Abrahamson • University of Rochester • insulin resistance • sleep disorder

New Procedure Gives Hope to Diabetics

UK treatment ends insulin dependency for type 1 sufferers

Aug 19, 07 5:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Car crashes, comas, sudden stabbings, divorces – all are being indirectly diminished as Britain spearheads a new procedure to help sufferers of type 1 diabetes. Victims of the growing disorder are often subject to fits and blackouts as they scramble for insulin, but a new operation is offering hope: already... More »

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medicine • medical breakthrough • health • diabetes • disease • United Kingdom • Islet cell transplantation • diabetics • pancreas • liver

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