merlin

8 articles

Disease Management
October 30, 2024 • 6 Min

Practical Tips For Patients In Treatment

Long-term survivor and patient advocate Steven Merlin has a host of practical tips for patients to help manage life during treatment.

Advocacy
January 4, 2022 • 5 Min

Steven Merlin and Davi D’Agostino Team Up to Help Others

Pancreatic cancer patient advocates Steven Merlin and Davi D’Agostino have joined to pool expertise and information for other patients.

Survivor Stories
May 4, 2017 • 5 Min

A Clinical Trial Matches My Genetics

Steven Merlin learned that he carried the BRCA2 mutation after he developed pancreatic cancer. He researched and found a clinical trial for BRCA carriers.

Patient Voices
July 6, 2026 • 8 Min

At the Table: Looking Back at the Last 10 Years

The Let’s Win Patient Advisory Board looks back at changes in the last 10 years for pancreatic cancer treatment, screening, and patient care.

Survivor Stories
September 13, 2022 • 7 Min

Catching Up With Survivors

How are some of our long-term survivors doing? Roberta Luna, Steven Merlin, Camille Moses, Ed Duncan, and Laurie MacCaskill tell all.

Disease Management
May 5, 2025 • 7 Min

Top 10 Tips and Tricks for a Better Chemo Experience

How do you manage side effects and life on chemo? Oncology nurses have given us 10 practical tips on what to do.

Patient Voices
July 20, 2020 • 9 Min

At the Table: Taking Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pancreatic cancer survivors discuss the different ways they are being careful to avoid catching COVID-19 during the pandemic.

Survivor Videos
February 22, 2019 • 1 Min

Plenty to Live For

Steven was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer in 2012. Now a long-term survivor, he asked himself “What do I have to live for?” There was plenty.