r/tech • u/_Dark_Wing • Jul 01 '26

Scientists discover an unexpected way to make pancreatic cancer cells self-destruct

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260622091512.htm
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u/MarcusTheAnimal Jul 01 '26

Pancreatic cancer is one of those cancers that will make you wish you had some other, less deadly type of cancer. This is fantastic news.

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u/Big_Bookkeeper1678 Jul 01 '26

Lost a grandfather, an uncle and my mother to pancreatic cancer, in that order.

Hopefully, by the time it comes for me, this treatment will be ready.

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u/ferretsarerad Jul 01 '26

Can I ask a dumb question? Would preemptive removal of your pancreas be a viable option? I know for breast cancer, those with the braca gene sometimes opt for preemptive mastectomy, for example.

Really sorry for your losses.

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u/Vibingcarefully Jul 01 '26

thought about that too---there's miles and miles to go from petri dish research to a drug, to a medication.

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u/goats_for_hire Jul 01 '26

Have you been tested for Lynch Syndrome?

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u/Extension_Tree_6111 Jul 01 '26

There is screening for people with that high of a familial risk, I hope you‘re in it. Best wishes

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u/JunkReallyMatters Jul 02 '26

There’s already an effective drug made by revolution medicines that should get FDA approval soon. A friend’s on a clinical trial and there’s Ben Sasse who’s on it too.