Despite advances in treatment, cancer continues to be the leading cause of death. Worldwide, cancer accounted for 7.4 million deaths in 2004; this number is projected to rise to 12 million by 2030 (WHO). A significant need continues to exist for therapeutics to decrease cancer cell viability, invasion, and metastasis. Researchers at Arizona State...

Pancreatic cancer has a generally poor prognosis with a five-year survival rate of less than 5%. Since the symptoms of pancreatic cancer tend to occur after the disease has advanced beyond stage I, early detection is rare. Early detection of pancreatic cancer would permit treatment at an earlier stage and improve patient prognosis. Currently, there...

In 2009, approximately 1.5 million new cancer cases were diagnosed in the United States. With an annual mortality rate of over 500,000 per year, cancer is the nation’s second leading cause of death. One promising area of treatment and prevention is the development of cancer vaccinations where the body can be stimulated to produce an immune response...