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NEW PAVILION OPENS

The Christian Retreat Center in East Waterford held a ribbon-cutting to open its new pavilion on Friday. This project was made possible through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Neighborhood Assistance Program and the support of generous business partners. The ...

Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer

WASHINGTON — A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest types of cancer. "While not curing the cancer, it is a very large step forward," said Dr. Zev Wainberg, of the University of California, Los Angeles, who helped lead the study. The drug is called daraxonrasib and it blocks a mutated protein that fuels tumor growth in more than 90% of pancreatic cancer cases — a target that had eluded treatment for decades. The daily pills nearly doubled survival ...