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Screening Programs Save High-Risk People
Dr. Michael Goggins explains who should undergo regular pancreatic cancer screening and where programs can be found.
What You Should Know about Palliative Care and Pain Management
Dr. Milagros Silva outlines what a palliative care doctor does and explains pain management for cancer patients.
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.
Tumor Staging and Pancreatic Cancer
What is tumor staging and how does it affect treatment? Dr. Shubham Pant helps explain how pancreatic cancer tumors are staged and graded.
Eighteen Important Words to Know if You Have Pancreatic Cancer
When you start pancreatic cancer treatment it seems like everyone is speaking a language you don’t know. Here are 18 important words to help you along.
Hope For All Stages
The doctors and researchers at the Penn Pancreatic Cancer Research Center examine different aspects of pancreatic cancer to find better treatments.
At the Table: Looking Forward 10 Years
Members of the Patient Advisory Board discuss the changes they would like to see in 10 years in treatment, early detection, and managing care.
Younger Brother’s Pancreatic Cancer Leads to Regular Screening for his Oldest Brother
When Scott Nelson was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, oldest brother Steve began regular screening, which lead to his early diagnosis.
New Gastrointestinal Screening Guidelines for High-Risk Patients
Get informed about the latest pancreatic cancer screening guidelines for high-risk patients from gastroenterologist Dr. Amitabh Chak.
Stages
Stages of Pancreatic Cancer Cancer staging describes the size of the cancer and how far it has spread from the original site in the body, if it has spread. The stage helps determine treatment options and can identify appropriate clinical trials. Staging cancer is a standardized way to classify a tumor based on its size, […]
Where We Are with COVID-19—A Wrap-Up
In a final COVID-19 Tip of the Week, pancreatic cancer patients need to continue social distancing, wearing masks, and washing hands frequently.
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.
Understanding a Family’s Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
A tumor registry studies the genetics of pancreatic cancer to determine risk factors for families.
My Most Challenging Race
Eric Lasner faced Whipple surgery, chemotherapy with FOLFIRINOX, and radiation, in order to get back to closed circuit road racing.
Targeted Therapy to Inhibit Connective Tissue Growth in Pancreatic Cancer
Researchers are testing a new antibody, a type of targeted therapy, in combination with standard treatment for pancreatic cancer in a phase III trial.