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Long-term survivor of pancreatic cancer Steve Merlin on a boardwalk taking photos.
Survivor Stories
December 13, 2018 • 1 Min

Let’s Win! Pancreatic Cancer Survivors Series—Year Two

Meet more long-term survivors of pancreatic cancer, as well as the doctors and researchers who are working tirelessly to create new and better treatment options.

Let's Win Spanish website
News
November 15, 2018 • 2 Min

Let’s Win! Pancreatic Cancer Unveils Spanish-Language Website To Connect Latinos With Pancreatic Cancer Information, Resources, And Community

Let’s Win! Pancreatic Cancer announces a Spanish-language platform to connect the Latino community to pancreatic cancer resources in Spanish.

Ringing the closing bell at Nasdaq 2019
News
November 13, 2018 • 1 Min

Let’s Win Rings the Nasdaq Closing Bell for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

Let’s Win marked Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month by ringing the closing bell at the Nasdaq Stock Market on Monday November 12, 2018.

Roberta and Vic Luna in shades of purple, with other people behind them.
Survivor Stories
October 25, 2018 • 1 Min

Just Continue to Fight

Roberta Luna has been fighting pancreatic cancer for 15 years. She lost both her parents, her uncle, and her grandmother to the disease but she keeps on fighting.

Lee Ringuette and his wife in a boat fishing on a lake
Survivor Stories
October 2, 2018 • 1 Min

There Is Hope for Everyone

Lee Ringuette is a 17-year pancreatic cancer survivor who changed doctors, underwent two surgeries, and grueling chemotherapy.

Biden Cancer Initiative logo and Let's Win logo
News
September 20, 2018 • 3 Min

Let’s Win Receives Biden Cancer Initiative FIERCE Award

Let’s Win! Pancreatic Cancer Foundation is the inaugural winner of the Biden Cancer Initiative FIERCE Award for “Leadership through Exemplary and Awesome Purpose (LEAP).”

Aretha Franklin on January 20 2009
News
August 29, 2018 • 3 Min

Pancreatic Cancer Organizations Join in Mourning Aretha Franklin

Let’s Win and the Elvin Howard, Sr. Pancreatic Cancer Advocacy Foundation join in mourning Aretha Franklin, and to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer.

Anne Seagren and her husband in their kitchen
Survivor Stories
August 23, 2018 • 1 Min

Don’t Believe the Odds

Anne Seagren is a long-term survivor of pancreatic cancer. Chemotherapy shrank her tumor and made her eligible for a Whipple procedure.

Oncology nurse navigator Patricia Gambino
Disease Management
August 16, 2018 • 6 Min

Nurse Navigators Provide a Guide for the Pancreatic Cancer Journey

Are you overwhelmed by your pancreatic cancer diagnosis? Patricia Gambino explains how a nurse navigator can help you through the treatment process.

long-term pancreatic cancer survivor Jose Lucero and his white horse
Survivor Stories
July 20, 2018 • 1 Min

One More Day

Jose Lucero is a six-year pancreatic cancer survivor. Despite an initial prognosis of one year to live, he went for a second opinion, which saved his life.

Small and big hospitals
Disease Management
July 10, 2018 • 6 Min

Going the Extra Mile for Treatment—or Not?

Should you go to a larger cancer center or stay closer to home at a smaller hospital? Learn about the pros and cons of each option.

Long-term pancreatic cancer survivor Laurie MacCaskill
Survivor Stories
June 20, 2018 • 1 Min

Living is Getting Back Up

Laurie MacCaskill is an 11-year survivor of pancreatic cancer. Her doctor put her on a personalized treatment plan, and she stayed as positive as possible.

Marc Binder, a pancreatic cancer survivor, and his wife sit in red Adirondack chairs overlooking water and more land
Survivor Stories
May 16, 2018 • 1 Min

As Each Day Goes By

Marc is living with stage IV pancreatic cancer. He knows he is never going to be cancer free, but he wakes up every morning knowing he has another day to live.

Yolanda L. Jackson
Survivor Stories
April 17, 2018 • 1 Min

Yolanda L. Jackson’s Story

Yolanda L. Jackson is a long-term survivor of pancreatic cancer. She worked throughout her treatment, despite side effects, and is now living her life with a “new normal.”

Marisa Harris long-term survivor of pancreatic cancer
Survivor Stories
March 15, 2018 • 1 Min

Reimagining the Possible: A 20-Year Survivor of Pancreatic Cancer

Marisa is a 20-year survivor of stage IV pancreatic cancer as of Spring 2018. She focused on those who defied the odds, and now she is thriving.