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Pancreatic cancer news and resources

Selwyn Vickers

Selwyn Vickers, M.D., a nationally renowned leader in pancreatic cancer research, is the Jay Phillips Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery in the Medical School.

Earlier this fall, Vickers was elected to the Institute of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

He also serves as Masonic Cancer Center's associate director of translational research and belongs to the cancer center's Tumor Biology and Progression Research Program.

November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Take some time to learn about advances in research in treatment at the Masonic Cancer Center.

Translational research and pancreatic cancer—
from bench to bedside and back again
Pancreatic cancer is tough to treat and nearly impossible to cure, according to Masonic Cancer Center researcher Selwyn Vickers, M.D., but important translational research—the kind designed to take breakthroughs in basic research and turn them into effective treatments available for use by physicians to treat patients—is taking place.

Dream team
The Minnesota Pancreas and Liver Center brings together experts in gastroenterology, surgery, radiology, pathology, and oncology to diagnose and treat complex cancers and other diseases of the pancreas, liver, and biliary system.

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