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Dos and Don’ts for Wearing Cloth Masks
Make sure you are wearing your cloth mask correctly to protect others from COVID-19 as you venture out more. And be sure to handle your mask properly after.
Worried About Getting COVID-19 from Shipped Packages? Wash Your Hands!
Can cardboard packages bring COVID-19 into your house? What should you do? The experts all agree: Wash your hands thoroughly after handling packages.
The Facts About COVID-19 and Pets
Can you get COVID-19 from your cat or dog? Can your pet get COVID-19 from you? Learn the facts about coronavirus and our pets.
Cancer and COVID-19 Resources in One Place
AstraZeneca has created web pages that link to information and COVID-19 resources for people facing cancer or chronic diseases during the pandemic.
Masks On: Prevent COVID-19 Spread
The CDC recommends that everyone wear cloth masks or coverings over their mouths and noses when out in public, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Dr. Allyson Ocean Explains How and Why Social Media Empowers her Work
In a video interview, Dr. Allyson Ocean details the role of social media in her work as an oncologist specializing in pancreatic cancer.
Let’s Win Inducted into the PR News Platinum Hall of Fame
Let’s Win has been inducted into the PR News Platinum Hall of Fame. Other inductees include the ALS Association’s ice bucket challenge.
New Crowdsourcing Platform Connects Pancreatic Cancer Patients to the Latest Studies
Dr. Allyson Ocean, a founder of Let’s Win, has a short video that explains how the website uses crowdsourcing of information for pancreatic cancer patients.
Health Professional Radio: The Let’s Win Story
Neal Howard of Health Professional Radio interviews Anne Glauber about her pancreatic cancer diagnosis and how that led to founding Let’s Win.
Testing a Drug that Works Only in the Tumor Microenvironment
Scientists are trying a new type of drug combination that gets activated only in the unique conditions of the tumor microenvironment.
Treatment Options
Treatment Options After you are diagnosed, your oncologist will discuss treatments. Learn more about the different types of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation used to treat pancreatic cancer. Chemotherapy Most pancreatic cancer patients receive some type of chemotherapy, no matter what the stage of disease, to stop or slow the cancer from growing. Chemotherapy can cause […]
Let’s Win Pancreatic Cancer Introduces New Features to Help Patients
In a new press release, Let’s Win introduces new features to help patients, including a Trial Finder and a Doctor Finder.
Amazing Things—Dr. Allyson Ocean
Dr. Allyson Ocean is known for her warmth, and in a promotional video for NewYork-Presbyterian, former patient Corrine Cole explains why.
LET’S WIN! PANCREATIC CANCER Turns 5!
Let’s Win has reached its 5th anniversary. Read about our development and what we have accomplished in 5 short years.
Family History
Does it Run in My Family? The connection between your family’s medical history and pancreatic cancer As you may already know, cancer can run in families. In fact, people carrying certain genetic mutations have an increased risk of getting cancers including breast, colon, prostate, ovarian, and pancreatic cancer. All told, researchers estimate that known genetic […]