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Treating pancreatic tumors via the pancreatic artery (nih.gov)
2 points by boas 52 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


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.




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