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- Two or More Drinks a Day May Increase Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most fatal cancers; fewer than 5 percent of those diagnoses are still alive five years after the diagnosis. Even more disturbing is that pancreatic cancer is sometimes called a “silent killer” because it often doesn’t cause symptoms in the early stages, and the later symptoms are usually varied and non-specific. Smoking, obesity, and diets that are high in red meat are major risk factors for pancreatic cancer, and alcohol consumption was recently added to the list.
- Cancer Drugs May Help Treat Alcoholism
New studies on flies and mice have shown that a class of cancer drugs could help beat alcohol addiction. The research showed that when treated with the drugs, animals with a mutant version of a gene called “happyhour” grow increasingly resistant to the effects of alcohol. The gene normally works by blocking the Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) pathway, which plays a role in cancer. Drugs that are designed to inhibit the EGF receptor have been approved by the FDA for the treatment on non-small-cell lung cancer.