pancreatic cancer Archive — Page 2 of 2

Oliver McDonald sits beside a research microscope and computer monitor displaying scientific diagrams in a laboratory.
January 9, 2014

Pioneers of Discovery: Investigator seeks to debug cancer’s ‘bad software’

Beyond genetics — that’s the call Oliver McDonald, M.D., Ph.D., heard during the year between college and medical school he spent in a lab at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis.

By Bill Snyder
Two adults stand in a laboratory, with research equipment and another person working in the background. The man wears glasses and a light gray shirt; the woman wears a black cardigan over a patterned blouse.
January 17, 2013

Study helps define pancreatic cancer’s cellular origins

Vanderbilt and University of California investigators have discovered the “cell of origin” for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, a finding that could lead to early detection methods and new treatments.

By Leigh MacMillan
A doctor in a white coat speaks with a seated woman in a medical examination room. A poster, exam table, medical equipment, and wall-mounted blood-pressure cuff are visible.
January 10, 2013

Pancreas Center coordinates care for complex cases

Patients with pancreatic diseases can now access a team of multi-disciplinary specialists with one phone call to the new Vanderbilt Pancreas Center.

By Leigh MacMillan