1. If only the industry were willing to open their eyes and think outside the box (not to be confused with lack of evidence). Private researchers, who do think "outside the box" have tested how well a pancreatic cancer patient can be treated successfully with a combination of drugs commonly used to fight lung, pancreatic, breast and colorectal cancers. One-size-does-not-fit-all.

Posted at 4:58PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Gregory D. Pawelski

2. While big companies and the many so called professionals spend their time counting Governments' and private charities' money, and discussing their far fetched theories and miracolous claims my wife and like her so many other people are hopelessly dying of pancreatic cancer either because detected much too late or too difficult and risky to be cured with their current knowledge and capabilities. When is it that Europe will have a spatial shield and we are going to live on Mars? Can't wait to find out how much is going to cost us and what achievement that will that be for all humanity.

Posted at 11:12PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by je_parm

3. this would be amusing, if it wasn't so tragic-when my daughter and mother had cancer, they were denied help in this country because it was a threat to the profits of drug companies-the drug Ukrain has had aproven effect against pancreatic cancer for more than 25 years, but it will never be approved here as it is a non'toxic chemo and would render regular chemo unwanted-all the cancer doctors I met cared alot more about themselves than my daughter or mother-doctors help perpetuate the myth of cancer research as much as Big Pharma-my daughter's story can be viewed at annieappleseedproject.org.

Posted at 3:41PM on Jul 24th 2007 by jeanruss