Genetic Mutations and Family History
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Why End-of-Life Conversations Matter—and How to Have Them
Social worker Lauren Shaffer and palliative care specialist Dr. Dawn Gross discuss how to have difficult conversations about end-of-life care and wishes.
New Study Focuses On Supportive Oncology Care At Home
Dr. Ryan Nipp is exploring the value of supportive oncology care at home for pancreatic cancer patients in a pilot clinical trial.
Mental Health and Pancreatic Cancer
Dr. William Breitbart provides tips for your mental health during pancreatic cancer treatment, and an explanation of who can provide help.
KRYSTAL-1 Trial Shows Promising Activity in Pancreas and Other GI Cancers
Dr. Tanios Bekaii-Saab reports promising results of the KRYSTAL-1 trial, which targets a KRAS mutation common to pancreatic cancer.
Blessed to Be Here and Healthy
Jacqueline Sims-Mayes is blessed to be a pancreatic cancer survivor. Her faith helped her through a difficult recovery from Whipple surgery.
My Journey Through Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer
When Chris Parrish was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer, she searched for a program and treatment plan until she found a place that gave her hope.
How to Eat with Pancreatic Cancer
What should I eat while in treatment? Oncology dietitian Maria Petzel provides eating strategies for pancreatic cancer patients.
Tumor Biology Matters
Dr. Lynn Matrisian of PanCAN, explains that molecular profiling of a pancreatic cancer patient’s tumor can show which treatment will work best.
New Prospective Clinical Study of Blood-Based Early Detection Test
Dr. Rosalie Sears is working with Biological Dynamics to test a new early detection blood assay and platform for pancreatic cancer screening.
Early Study Shows Exercise Alone Can Reduce Inflammation
Dr. Zobeida Cruz-Monserrate is studying how exercise can reduce inflammation, and how that impacts pancreatic cancer.
Strong Like a Dinosaur
Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on her 40th birthday, Andrea Barkstrom receives chemotherapy and is living up to her motto: Strong Like a Dinosaur.
One of the Luckiest Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer Patients Ever
Despite Stage IV diagnosis, Earl Groce got lucky with a quick diagnosis and acceptance to a clinical trial. Read Earl’s story about hope and a brighter future.
Genetic Profiling Leads to a Clinical Trial
With treatment not working and nothing to lose, Cathleen Janosko did her research and got help finding a clinical trial to match her tumor’s mutation.
Twice Facing Pancreatic Cancer
Steven Lewis has faced down pancreatic cancer twice–first with a Whipple, chemo and radiation; then with liver surgery for metastasis.
Catching Up with Featured Patients
Get patient updates on four of our most popular stories: Lynne Holcomb, Earl Groce, Roy Vinke, and Shannon Magee.