How an ‘Impossible’ Idea Led to a Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough

How an ‘Impossible’ Idea Led to a Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough: The new strategy also holds promise for lung and colon tumors. Here’s how scientists discovered it. By Gina Kolata and Rebecca Robbins (Gina Kolata and Rebecca Robbins interviewed 27 scientists, doctors and clinical trial participants for this article.) Pancreatic cancer is one of the most dire diagnoses in medicine. There are few available treatments, and they