Diet and Nutrition

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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.

Survivor Stories
July 6, 2017 • 3 Min

Pancreatic Cancer Found By Chance

Barry Reiter’s pancreatic cancer was found during a presurgical MRI for prostate cancer. Now he had a bigger battle on his hands.

Survivor Stories
June 20, 2017 • 4 Min

The Relatively New Procedure of Irreversible Electroporation Has Given Me Time

When chemotherapy and radiation stopped working, Leslie Wineberg was glad to qualify for irreversible electroporation (IRE).

Survivor Stories
May 30, 2017 • 3 Min

Pancreatic Cancer Leads to a New Direction

After Sheila Sky Kasselman recovered from pancreatic cancer treatment, she became a pancreatic cancer activist, determined to help find more treatments.

Survivor Stories
November 16, 2016 • 3 Min

Education, Clinical Trials, and Advocacy

Pat Theobald lost her mother to pancreatic cancer, so when she received the same diagnosis she knew to start treatment with a clinical trial.

Survivor Stories
August 15, 2016 • 5 Min

The Impact of BRCA Is Broader Than Breast and Ovarian Cancer

Rona Greenberg discusses the impact of BRCA2 on her family, and her search for the best clinical trial for her needs after her pancreatic cancer diagnosis.

Survivor Stories
February 1, 2017 • 2 Min

A Pancreatic Vaccine Clinical Trial Worked for Me

Kathleen Dowell was worried that her pancreatic cancer treatment would not work so she enrolled in a pancreatic cancer vaccine trial.

Survivor Stories
March 31, 2016 • 4 Min

Clinical Trials Offer Hope to Patients and Clinicians Seeking a Cure

Philip Zeblisky describes his treatment for stage IV pancreatic cancer. He looked for clinical trials to find the best treatment.

Life During Treatment
January 22, 2026 • 3 Min

PancChat Gets a New Home: A Podcast You Can Press “Play” On

The PancChat Podcast expands our reach to a wider audience seeking reliable information about pancreatic cancer.

Survivor Stories
October 23, 2025 • 1 Min

Attitude and Effort

Long-term survivor Ken Brown was determined to beat pancreatic cancer, even trying the new-at-the-time protocol of chemo before surgery.

Survivor Stories
October 13, 2025 • 4 Min

From Pancreatic Cancer to Blessed

After recovering from chemotherapy and a Whipple procedure, Linda Burchett knows she is blessed to be able to travel and enjoy life as a long-term survivor.

Survivor Videos
September 26, 2025 • 1 Min

Don’t Let This Happen to You

Long-term survivor Andy Lyons took his brother’s words to heart and went into a monitoring program for pancreatic cancer.

Managing Your Care
September 3, 2025 • 4 Min

Six Important Points

Russell Reed learned to advocate for himself and shares six important points that he learned on his treatment journey.

Survivor Videos
August 19, 2025 • 1 Min

Three Buckets

Long-term survivor Bob Minetti worked as a fundraiser at a major cancer center, so he challenged the doctors to show how good they were.

Survivor Stories
April 29, 2025 • 2 Min

USAF Veteran PJ, Author, Entrepreneur, and Survivor of CHF and Pancreatic Cancer

Dr. James Moss has followed many different pursuits in his life but now he can call himself a pancreatic cancer survivor.