Pancreatic cancer is a malignancy with poor prognosis and high mortality. The recent
increase in pancreatic cancer incidence and mortality has resulted in an increased number …

Importance Vitamin D and calcium supplements are recommended for the prevention of
fracture, but previous randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have reported conflicting results, with …

Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death among men and
women in the United States. A major challenge in treatment remains patients' advanced …

Altered metabolism and deregulated cellular energetics are now considered a hallmark of
all cancers. Glucose, glutamine, fatty acids, and amino acids are the primary drivers of tumor …

Overweight, obesity, and metabolic syndrome (MetS) have become epidemic conditions
affecting 39%, 13%, and 20% of the population respectively. The aim of this article is to …

Background Risk factors for pancreatic cancer include a cluster of metabolic conditions such
as obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. Given that …

Abstract Although carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) may be elevated in benign
diseases, elevated CA 19-9 may cause a fear of cancer and unnecessary follow-up studies …

Background Annual pancreatic cancer incidence rates have been increasing. We examine
pancreatic cancer incidence trends by demographics and histologic type. Methods Data …

External temperature variations inevitably affect the accuracy of surface plasmon resonance
(SPR) biosensors. To that end, we propose an ultra-compact label-free dual-channel SPR …

Pancreatic cancer, although infrequent, has a very poor prognosis, making it currently the
fourth common causes of cancer mortality in most developed countries including the …