by PALEMA | 30 July, 2026 | About PALEMA, Cancer in general, Emergency cancer
This year, PALEMA decided to attend Almedals Week to assess whether it is a platform the association should continue to focus on in the future. Fredrik Smedberg and Ingela Hallberg were tasked with spending a day exploring, networking, and gathering impressions. We...
by PALEMA | 5 June, 2026 | Pancreatic cancer, Research
Results from a major international study raise hopes for one of the biggest breakthroughs in pancreatic cancer in decades. The new drug daraxonrasib has been shown to double survival in patients with metastatic disease while causing fewer side effects than traditional...
by PALEMA | 29 May, 2026 | Pancreatic cancer, Research
For many people with pancreatic cancer, surgery is not an option at the time of diagnosis. But that doesn’t mean treatment stops—it means the treatment strategy changes. Today, there is a modern, multidisciplinary treatment that focuses on prolonging survival,...
by PALEMA | 21 May, 2026 | Pancreatic cancer, Relative
Christina Gerde speaks for those who cannot, those living with, and those who have lost loved ones to pancreatic cancer. She was diagnosed three years ago and shares the reality of a disease where relapse is common and treatment options remain limited. Her message is...
by PALEMA | 1 April, 2026 | Emergency cancer, Pancreatic cancer, Research
Biotech company Alligator Bioscience AB interviews PALEMA in its annual report for 2025 and discusses, among other things, Emergency cancer (Blåljuscancer), medical needs, clinical studies and what message PALEMA wants to send to decision-makers and healthcare. For...
by PALEMA | 23 January, 2026 | Pancreatic cancer, Research
This exciting step forward follows a two-year clinical trial, in which researchers at Imperial College London analyzed over 700 breath samples from people with and without pancreatic cancer, as well as from people with other conditions affecting the pancreas....
by PALEMA | 9 December, 2025 | PALEMA in the media
This is a presentation by Christina Gerde for about 80 experts on liquid biopsy from November 4, 2025 in Madrid. It is about PALEMA and our needs. ELBS is a European research and collaboration network consisting of academic institutions, university hospitals and...
by PALEMA | 10 November, 2025 | Pancreatic cancer, Research
An 18th century home remedy could be a new weapon in the fight against one of the most deadly cancers. Researchers in Skövde, Sweden, together with Skaraborg Hospital, are now starting a clinical trial to investigate whether the heart medicine digitoxin, originally...
by PALEMA | 10 November, 2025 | Pancreatic cancer, Research
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive cancers. A new study from Karolinska Institutet in collaboration with the Department of Pathology at Karolinska University Hospital shows that tumor cells grow not only in the connective tissue-rich environment typical...
by PALEMA | 15 October, 2025 | Liver cancer, Research
A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the scientific journal The BMJ, shows that a simple blood test can predict the risk of developing severe liver disease. The method could be used in primary care right now, helping to detect cirrhosis and liver...
by PALEMA | 13 October, 2025 | Bile duct cancer, Emergency cancer, Liver cancer, Press release, Research
The Swedish cancer association PALEMA is awarding its research grants for the first time to two promising young cancer researchers in the field of liver and biliary tract cancer. This year’s recipients are Anna Forslund, specialist surgeon at Sahlgrenska University...
by PALEMA | 13 October, 2025 | Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic Cancer Europe recently interviewed Christina Gerde, patient representative and member of the Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis Working Group at PALEMA. In her powerful message, Christina reminds us. More needs to be done for pancreatic cancer for survival rates...
by PALEMA | 29 September, 2025 | Esophageal cancer (esophageal cancer), Gastric cancer (stomach/ventricular cancer), Research
Until now, PALEMA’s project grants for cancer researchers have been awarded in the field of pancreatic cancer. This year, for the first time, they are also being awarded in the areas of esophageal and gastric cancer. The 2025 project grants are awarded to Elina Azizi,...
by PALEMA | 22 September, 2025 | Liver cancer, Relative
Curtis Jackson was living the life of his dreams – a loving and supportive wife, three wonderful children, and a future that looked as bright as it could be. Then, one day, without warning, the dream was shattered. At the age of 46, Curtis Jackson was diagnosed...
by PALEMA | 17 September, 2025 | Pancreatic cancer, Research
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to treat, but several promising studies presented at ASCO 2025 show progress in locally advanced, resectable and metastatic disease. Several key studies at ASCO 2025 show progress in the treatment of pancreatic...
by PALEMA | 30 July, 2025 | Cancer in general, Research
Exercise should be an integral part of the care plan for cancer patients – for real. Not as a parenthesis in a brochure, but as a prescription, with the same weight as chemotherapy or blood pressure medication, writes Ulf Bengtsson, wellness entrepreneur,...
by PALEMA | 23 July, 2025 | Pancreatic cancer, Research
Pancreatic cancer strikes quickly and mercilessly. Luciano Pavarotti, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sven-Göran Eriksson, Johannes Brost. The names are many, the fates tragic. The diagnosis is a death sentence. But now there is hope. Pancreatic cancer is one of the most...
by PALEMA | 25 January, 2025 | About PALEMA
This year PALEMA turns 10 years old, and we want to recognize and celebrate this in several different ways throughout the year. As part of the celebration, we want to do something new and different – a pilgrimage where we walk for PALEMA, for our diagnoses and...
by PALEMA | 15 January, 2025 | About PALEMA, Relative
Do you feel like you want to talk to someone who is or has been in the same situation as you are now, whether you are a relative or directly affected? Then there is the PALEMA helpline. One of the ambitions of the PALEMA Cancer Association is to offer support and help...
by PALEMA | 29 November, 2024 | Cancer in general
In this article you can read about the importance of vaccinations if the spleen has been removed in connection with surgical procedures in the upper abdomen. The spleen is an immunological organ located high up in the abdomen on the left side below the ribs, in close...
