2021 has been a good eventful year for the medical and research area. Many things were on halt last year, but researchers and healthcare workers have been working tirelessly to find the cure for pancreatic cancer. So, here are some important pancreatic cancer research 2021 details.

Treatments- 

Permanent treatment of pancreatic cancer is still the major goal for every researcher and doctor who has been involved in finding a cure to it. 

The one new advancement that doctors have made is laparoscopic.

Laparoscopically is the new surgical approach by doctors. 

Previously surgery was performed with a long incision on the patient's belly. Due to it, the patient required a long hospital stay and recovery time to be ready to go back home. 

Now, laparoscopically, the surgeon can make short incisions on the patient's belly to do the operation. Patients operated through laparoscopically recover more quickly. 

Another major update in the surgical field is radiation therapy. Intraoperative radiation and proton beam therapy are the new approach among surgeons and doctors. Intraoperative radiation therapy uses a single large dose of radiation only in the area of cancer. Whereas proton beam therapy becomes more effective when saving the normal body cell. Both of the therapies are seen as a much more effective treatment to cure pancreatic cancer. 

Vaccines To Treat The Pancreatic Cancer- 

Several clinical trials are testing the vaccines to treat cancer, including pancreatic cancer. But note all of these vaccines are aimed to help, not to prevent pancreatic cancer. The one and the most possible advantage of vaccine treatment is that they may have limited side effects. However, these vaccines are still in clinical trials. 

Individual Approach To Therapies- 

Doctors are trying the individual approach to all the therapies related to treating pancreatic cancer. Research has found that some drugs work better on different mutations. The concept has been the major area of intense study. 

Some tumor cells work differently on the different genes, largely intercepting and altering the surgical procedures. The individual approach to therapies is seen and hoped to work in the patients' favor. 

Genetic and mutations- 

Researchers and scientists are discovering more about the genetic changes and mutations in pancreas cells. Doctors are looking to find the changes that cause a pancreas cell to become cancer. 

Doctors have found that some syndromes like Lynch syndrome can cause pancreatic cancer. However, doctors are looking to find any direct relation between Lynch syndrome and pancreatic cancer. 

Immunotherapy Can Be A New Treatment- 

Immunotherapy is not just one treatment. It is a class of treatments to help a patient's own immune system to fight against cancer. Immune cells have been a huge part of the study against pancreatic cancer. So, researchers are working on a treatment known as immune checkpoint inhibitors. These drugs are used to block a patient's immune checkpoints. Immune checkpoints in the human body are responsible for keeping the immune system too strong. By blocking the immune checkpoints, these drugs create even a more strong response from the immune cells. So, it can help the patients to fight cancer.

Final Thoughts About The Research- 

We have discussed some of the details about the pancreatic cancer updates that the world has received in recent past years. If you want to help with the research and clinical trials, you can donate. There are some organizations that help to raise funds for research. One such foundation is I-PCC. You can feel free to donate.