Five new proteins for detecting pancreatic cancer early

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 18 - Proteins differentially expressed in a mouse model of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma are also present in early-stage disease in humans, scientists report in the June issue of PLoS Medicine.

"There is a compelling need to develop blood-based markers that allow early cancer detection, classify tumors to direct therapy, and monitor disease progression, regression, or recurrence," senior author Dr. Samir M. Hanash, at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, and his colleagues write

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