Treating pancreatic tumors via the pancreatic artery

2 pointsposted 3 months ago
by boas

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boas

3 months ago

Instead of major surgery, tumors can be treated by blocking off the artery supplying the tumor, thus starving the tumor of nutrients and oxygen. This is a common treatment for liver tumors, and this paper now shows that the same thing can be done for pancreatic tumors.