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PurpleStride Walks Raise Over $1 Million in One Weekend
Family and friends from across the country gathering to support a loved one diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Volunteers bringing about […]
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What Does a Government Shutdown Mean to Our Community?
How does a government shutdown affect the pancreatic cancer community? The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) investigates. During a shutdown, […]
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Survivors and Celebrities Step Up at PurpleStride Nationwide
A sea of purple blanketed the country once again as thousands gathered for PurpleStride, the walk to end pancreatic cancer, […]
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Research Funding Protected Through Advocacy
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) is pleased to share that critical pancreatic cancer research funding has been protected at […]
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Supporters Demand Better at PurpleStride Across the U.S.
It’s Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, and the focus this year is to “Demand Better. For Patients. For Survival.” One of […]
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Critical Pancreatic Cancer Research Opportunities
This fall, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) is accepting applications for exciting research funding mechanisms through a competitive peer-reviewed […]
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PurpleStride Funds the Cause from Coast to Coast
PurpleStride, the walk to end pancreatic cancer, surged from coast to coast the weekend of Oct. 7 as more than […]
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Ohio Cities Raise the Bar for PurpleStride
Cincinnati and Columbus turned purple on the weekend of Sept. 30-Oct. 1 as both cities hosted PurpleStride, the walk to […]
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Thousands Celebrate PurpleStride in Charlotte, Pittsburgh and Boise
More than 4,000 people turned purple on Saturday, Sept. 9, as they took to the streets in Boise, Charlotte and […]
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#AndrewStrides the United States – Part IV and V
Note: This is the fourth and fifth installment in a 10-part series following Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) volunteer Andrew […]
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Keeping the Faith
Brandi Monteverde’s mother, Becky Evetts, passed away from pancreatic cancer 11 years ago. Brandi made a promise to her mom: […]
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Finding a Secret Passage through Stroma
How can treatments break through the stroma? The complex and dense “stroma” surrounding pancreatic cancer cells has been a major […]
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PurpleStride Hosts Largest Event of 2017
This weekend, we hosted three PurpleStride events in Washington, D.C., Northeastern Pennsylvania and Cleveland, OH . It was an absolutely huge […]
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“Stopping the Start” of Pancreatic Cancer
What cells actually become pancreatic cancer? To help answer this question, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network awarded Jennifer Bailey, PhD, […]
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20 Questions: An Interview with Two Volunteers Traveling Coast to Coast for PurpleStride
Editor’s note: Mike Linse of Oklahoma and Andrew Miller of Oregon met through their mutual dedication to the Pancreatic Cancer […]
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Four Cities Walk to End Pancreatic Cancer at PurpleStride
The walk to end pancreatic cancer had a big weekend, extending to Delaware, Indiana, Oklahoma and South Dakota. These four […]
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Cyst Juice to Predict Cancer Risk
Finding out that you have a cyst on your pancreas is a terrifying moment of uncertainty. What are the chances […]
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Oral Bacteria Increasing Pancreatic Cancer Risk
While missing teeth and poor dental health were previously believed to be associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, […]
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Studying How a New Immunotherapy Works in Each Patient
Thanks to the generosity of donors, we awarded our largest-ever grant of $2 million in 2016 to accelerate a large-scale […]
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“One-Two Punch” Combination Therapy
May is National Cancer Research Month! For National Cancer Research Month, we are highlighting some fantastic research advancements your support […]
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Mother and Son Stride for their Hero in Sioux Falls
After losing her husband, Paul, to pancreatic cancer, Darcie Bontje longed for a way to honor his memory. Soon after, […]
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The Pancreatic Cancer Mouse Model Used Today
May is National Cancer Research Month! For National Cancer Research Month, we are highlighting some fantastic research advancements your support […]
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Why Pancreatic Cancer Researchers March for Science
On Earth Day, this Saturday, April 22, the March for Science will bring people together globally to celebrate science in […]
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#AndrewStrides the United States – Part 2
Note: This is the second installment in a 10-part series following Pancreatic Cancer Action Network volunteer Andrew Miller as he […]
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Wage Hope at PurpleStride: The Walk to End Pancreatic Cancer
During PurpleStride, the walk to end pancreatic cancer, individuals across the country come together as one movement to Wage Hope […]
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Your Advocacy in Action: New Federal Research Funding to Explore Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy
Together, we have been relentless in fighting for increased funding for pancreatic cancer research and today, we are proud to […]
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Early Detection and Precision Medicine Grants to Advance Critical Research
With a five-year survival rate of just 8 percent, patients with pancreatic cancer deserve targeted treatment options and better ways […]
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