Tag: pancreatic cancer

  • Fructose helps pancreatic cancer cells to multiply, UCLA study finds

    WASHINGTON — Pancreatic tumor cells use fructose to divide and proliferate, U.S. researchers said Monday in a study that challenges the common wisdom that all sugars are the same. Tumor cells fed both glucose and fructose used the two sugars in two different ways, the team at the University of California Los Angeles found. They…

  • An 8-Year-Old Boy Rallys For Pancreatic Cancer – Tonic

    An 8-Year-Old Boy Rallys For Pancreatic Cancer The son of the late “Last Lecture” speaker Randy Pausch is following in his father’s footsteps. Dylan Pausch, the son of the well-known Carnegie Mellon professor who touched lives around the country with his “Last Lecture” speech, is campaigning in Washington D.C. to raise awareness about pancreatic cancer,…