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The World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition Celebrates 10 Years of World Pancreatic Cancer Day and Building Global Awareness

October 31, 2024

With November comes World Pancreatic Cancer Day. But did you know that wasn’t always the case? In fact, this year […]
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Go Put Your Purple On – Tomorrow Is World Pancreatic Cancer Day!

November 17, 2021

Put on your purple and make some noise on World Pancreatic Cancer Day.

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The Day the World Turned Purple

November 19, 2020

Nov. 19 marked another successful World Pancreatic Cancer Day – a dedicated day during Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in November […]
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5 Ways to Take Action on World Pancreatic Cancer Day

November 18, 2020

Put on all your purple – World Pancreatic Cancer Day is Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. Wearing purple and spreading the […]
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PanCAN Japan President Receives Prestigious Public Service Award

June 24, 2020

The American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) has awarded Yoshiyuki Majima, PhD, MPH, its prestigious Distinguished Public Service Award. Majima […]
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12-year Survivor Funds Research and Gives Hope

March 9, 2020

Sheila Sky Kasselman doesn’t let challenges due to pancreatic cancer get her down.

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Inspiring Women Leading Pancreatic Cancer Fight Worldwide

March 7, 2020

Editor’s note: On International Women’s Day, we highlight a few of the many talented women who are heading up critical […]
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Alex Trebek Appears in Global PSA about Pancreatic Cancer

October 30, 2019

Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek has joined the World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition’s (WPCC) global awareness initiative, making an appearance in a […]
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World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition Meets to Improve Patient Outcomes

May 8, 2019

This week 49 organizations from around the world, including the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), are gathering in Coral Gables, […]
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World Pancreatic Cancer Day Media Highlights and Pictures

November 20, 2018

The languages and locations may be diverse, but one common theme reigned true on Nov. 15, 2018 – Demand Better. […]
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New Global Cancer Statistics Released

September 13, 2018

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) released new global cancer statistics on Sept. 12. Of the 18 million […]
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Friendships Span Thousands of Miles, Oceans

July 30, 2018

Editor’s note: July 30 is International Day of Friendship. Though pancreatic cancer can devastate lives, it can also be a […]
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World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition Members Demand Better for Patients

May 15, 2018

This year’s World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition (WPCC) meeting may be over, but the important work to grow the Coalition and take it […]
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Global Pancreatic Cancer Leaders Arrive in Florida for Annual Conference

May 8, 2018

For the third year in a row, pancreatic cancer patient advocacy groups from around the globe are coming together for […]
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World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition Demands Better for Patients and for Survival

November 16, 2017

World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition Demands Better for Patients and for Survival On World Pancreatic Cancer Day, Coalition Leaders Share Why […]
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World Pancreatic Cancer Day: Demanding Better

November 16, 2017

Are you seeing purple? Thursday, Nov. 16, is World Pancreatic Cancer Day, and it’s being observed around the globe to […]
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PanCAN Participates in International Meeting Focused on Fighting Pancreatic Cancer Globally

May 9, 2017

Montreal, Canada was aglow in purple last week as more than 40 pancreatic cancer organizations representing 20 countries attended the […]
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PanCAN among 42 Pancreatic Cancer Organizations Worldwide Convening to Drive Transformative Change for the Disease

April 27, 2017

More than 60 representatives from 42 pancreatic cancer advocacy organizations around the globe will meet next week to collaborate and […]
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Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Joins More Than 40 Global Pancreatic Cancer Organizations at Inaugural Meeting

May 10, 2016

World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition Aims to Raise Unprecedented Awareness for a Disease with the Lowest Survival Rate of Any Major […]
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Inaugural Meeting Unites More Than 40 Global Pancreatic Cancer Organizations

May 10, 2016

Beginning tomorrow in Orlando, FL, the first-ever World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition (WPCC) will gather for its inaugural meeting, bringing together […]
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