Instead of major surgery, tumors can be treated by blocking off the artery supplying the tumor, thus starving the tumor of nutrients and oxygen. This is a common treatment for liver tumors, and this paper now shows that the same thing can be done for pancreatic tumors.
Instead of major surgery, tumors can be treated by blocking off the artery supplying the tumor, thus starving the tumor of nutrients and oxygen. This is a common treatment for liver tumors, and this paper now shows that the same thing can be done for pancreatic tumors.