Navigation Links
Jefferson Department of Surgery announces new pancreas tumor registry
Date:10/29/2008

PHILADELPHIA Charles J. Yeo, M.D., Samuel D. Gross Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, announces the establishment of the new Jefferson Pancreas Tumor Registry (JPTR).

"The purpose of the registry is to further study whether pancreatic cancer occurs more frequently in families with a history of the disease," said Dr. Yeo, who is the principal investigator of JPTR. "It will also be used to determine the environmental and occupational risk factors to which pancreatic cancer patients have been exposed."

The JPTR modeled after the National Familial Pancreas Tumor Registry is a longitudinal study in which participants may engage in long-term follow-up and receive information regarding scientific and epidemiological breakthroughs in pancreatic cancer.

Participants are asked to complete a detailed questionnaire and may be asked to submit a blood sample and/or cheek swab. The questionnaires are designed to elicit the family health history of a patient with pancreatic cancer or a non-affected family member, and to document exposure to occupational and environmental factors, such as residential radon, asbestos and second-hand tobacco smoke.

Research has shown that certain rare genetic conditions are associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, including familial breast-ovarian cancer, familial melanoma, familial colon cancer, hereditary pancreatitis and Peutz-Jegher's syndrome (a rare hereditary condition that results in gastrointestinal polyps). "While we have not identified a causative gene yet to allow predictive testing for pancreatic cancer, we can offer risk assessments and surveillance via imaging, blood tests and endoscopic ultrasound for patients with a strong family history of pancreatic cancer," added Dr. Yeo.

Such high risk patients may be referred to a Jefferson gastroenterologist to discuss the pros and cons of invasive surve
'/>"/>

Contact: Ed Federico
ed.federico@jefferson.edu
Thomas Jefferson University
Source:Eurekalert

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related biology news :

1. Jefferson scientists deliver toxic genes to effectively kill pancreatic cancer cells
2. Jefferson receives $11.6M NIH grant to study novel mechanisms of heart failure
3. Jefferson scientists studying the effects of high-dose vitamin C on non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients
4. Jefferson urologists studying regenerated neo-bladder to help spinal cord injury patients
5. Story tips from the Department of Energys Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 2008
6. Story tips from the US Department of Energys Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 2008
7. Second Life a first for UH department of health and human performance
8. Story tips from the Department of Energys Oak Ridge National Laboratory, July 2008
9. US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute announces new genome sequencing projects
10. Story tips from the Department of Energys Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 2008
11. Story tips from the Department of Energys Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 2008
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:5/22/2013)... and engineers must join together in a major new ... a crisis in providing Earth,s people with clean water ... focus of a comment article in the current edition ... newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world,s ... L. Sedlak, Ph.D., and Jerald L. Schnoor, Ph.D., explain ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... of potential environmental and human health effects from ... year has led scientists to recommend stronger government ... lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery materials. That,s the conclusion of ... Environmental Science & Technology . , Oladele A. ... have become mainstays for powering everything from smart ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... important new details on how climate change will affect ... in the Journal of Animal Ecology . This ... and informing policymakers of how species are likely to ... is a growing recognition among biologists that climate change ... that this is going to have very important consequences ...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):UCLA life scientists present new insights on climate change and species interactions 2UCLA life scientists present new insights on climate change and species interactions 3UCLA life scientists present new insights on climate change and species interactions 4UCLA life scientists present new insights on climate change and species interactions 5
... Bioengineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered ... detection of biomolecules, dynamic reactions in a single living ... by which organic and inorganic molecules absorb light, the ... bioengineering and director of UC Berkeley,s Biomolecular Nanotechnology Center, ...
... multi-national team of biologists has concluded that developmental evolution ... a study of different species of roundworms. The findings ... Current Biology. The leading author is Karin ... of Biology. The research team included NYU Biology Professor ...
... Adding another layer of competition to the mating ... reproductive system of female mammals can sense the presence ... uterine environment. This may be the molecular mechanism behind ... with several partners play a role in determining which ...
Cached Biology News:New technique captures chemical reactions in a single living cell at unprecedented resolution 2New technique captures chemical reactions in a single living cell at unprecedented resolution 3Evolution is deterministic, not random, biologists conclude from multi-species study 2New evidence for female control in reproduction 2New evidence for female control in reproduction 3
(Date:5/23/2013)... (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Ralph Huber, President ... their emergency management products and emergency survival kits ... This announcement was made at the quarterly executive board meeting ... a moment of silence for the Oklahoma tornado victims and ... the quality of their emergency kits is paramount. “When ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... Mechanicsburg, PA (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 ... Controller with the integrated potentiometers or via a ... compact design measuring two and one half inches square ... from a zero voltage switched, low noise solid state ... line power isolation for the communication port and sensor ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... Washington, NY (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 ... comprehensive line of accessories for the mobile lifestyle, announces ... charge, sync, protect, and manage multiple iPad devices efficiently. ... award and the 2012 Good Design award, MultiCharger-X is ... the iPad, wherever it is deployed. , ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... The Conference Forum announced the ... Clinical Trials conference taking place on September 19-20 at ... , Disruptive thinkers from Novartis, Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Shire, ... to reduce expensive infrastructure, engage patients and generate credible ... big, or novel, or it must change the very ...
Breaking Biology Technology:PHI Emergency Management on Announces Father's Day Specials All Emergency Survival Kits 2New AC Temperature Controller Announced by Oven Industries 2iLuv Now Shipping the All New MultiCharger-X 2iLuv Now Shipping the All New MultiCharger-X 3Disruptive Innovation Hits Clinical Trials, Dedicated Event Launches 2
... 24 Cylene Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today the ... their first-in-class, oral CK2 inhibitor CX-4945 in patients ... closing of a $12 million financing with participation ... (Cayman) Ltd., Novartis BioVenture Fund, BioVentures Investors, Lilly ...
... N.J. and BRUSSELS, Sept. 24 Tarsa Therapeutics, ... UGNE ) today reported preclinical data ... combination with other drugs in reducing the collagen ... presented at the 2010 Osteoarthritis Research Society International ...
... the past 40 years describing the intricate series of ... two, they still haven,t agreed on how the process ... now may be reconciled by a third theory being ... could provide insights into the initiation of disease, such ...
Cached Biology Technology:Cylene Initiates Phase I Trial in Multiple Myeloma With CX-4945 Inhibitor of CK2 and Closes Accompanying Financing 2Cylene Initiates Phase I Trial in Multiple Myeloma With CX-4945 Inhibitor of CK2 and Closes Accompanying Financing 3Tarsa Therapeutics and Unigene Present Preclinical Data Suggesting Calcitonin May Have Utility in Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis 2Tarsa Therapeutics and Unigene Present Preclinical Data Suggesting Calcitonin May Have Utility in Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis 3Tarsa Therapeutics and Unigene Present Preclinical Data Suggesting Calcitonin May Have Utility in Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis 4Tarsa Therapeutics and Unigene Present Preclinical Data Suggesting Calcitonin May Have Utility in Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis 5Genetic switch underlies noisy cell division 2
... 9(S)-HODE-d4 contains 4 deuterium atoms at the ... intended for use as an internal standard for ... spectrometry. 9(S)-HODE is produced by the lipoxygenation of ... has been detected in atherosclerotic plaques, as an ...
12(S)-HETE-d8 is used as an internal standard for the quantification of 12(S)-HETE by stable isotope dilution mass spectrometry....
...
...
Biology Products: