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Pancreatic cancer vaccine shows potential in early trial
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Pancreatic cancer is one of the more deadly forms of this malady.
80 percent of patients will be diagnosed at Stage IV , which is after the cancer has metastasized throughout the body.
A simple blood test can detect activity of proteins associated with early-stage pancreatic cancer.
In other good news, researchers report preliminary success in using therapeutic cancer vaccines.
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