2013 Press Releases by Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

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December 20, 2013 -- Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and American Association for Cancer Research Invite Applications for 2014 Research Grants

November 15, 2013 -- Royal Pains Cast Plays a Starring Role in Fight Against Pancreatic Cancer

November 5, 2013 -- November Marks Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

October 23, 2013 -- Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s 16th Annual “An Evening with the Stars” Gala Raises More Than $750,000

October 17, 2013 -- Celgene, Tempur-Pedic, and Rancho Palos Verdes Mayor (Ret.) Larry Clark to be Honored at the 16th Annual “An Evening with the Stars” Gala

September 17, 2013 -- Lisa Niemi Swayze and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Join More Than 160 Organizations in Asking Congress to Protect Medical Research Funding

September 6, 2013 -- ABRAXANE® Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Treatment of Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

August 27, 2013 -- Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and American Association for Cancer Research Invite Applications for 2014 Research Grants

August 19, 2013 -- Improved National Clinical Trial Coordination and Increased Patient Enrollment Needed to Speed Advances for Pancreatic Cancer

August 13, 2013 -- Three Leading Biomedical Researchers Join the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s Prestigious Scientific Advisory Boards and a New Chair Appointed to the Medical Advisory Board

July 9, 2013 -- Seven-Year Pancreatic Cancer Survivor Named Chair of the National Board of Directors of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

NCI report released in June 2013 -- Pancreatic Cancer Working Group Recommends Four New Research Initiatives to Help Speed Advancements

June 17, 2013 -- Pancreatic Cancer Advocates Call on Congress to Protect Medical Research Funding from Sequestration Cuts

May 15, 2013 -- Researchers Funded by Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Leverage $9.15 Million Investment by the Organization Into $91 Million in Subsequent Pancreatic Cancer Research Funding

April 10, 2013 -- More Than $5 Million in Research Grants Awarded by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and AACR

April 8, 2013 -- Pancreatic Cancer Researnchers & Advocates from the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network to Join Rally for Medical Research

March 14, 2013 -- Marathon Goddess Raises Awareness and Funds to Support the Fight Against Pancreatic Cancer by Running 52 Marathons in 52 Weeks

March 8, 2013 -- Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Opposes Sequestration Cuts to National Institutes of Health & Cancer Research Grants

February 5, 2013 -- Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Welcomes New Members to its Mediacal Advisory Board

January 22, 2013 -- ABRAXANE® Extends Survival by Nearly Two Months for Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

January 8, 2013 -- Increased Clinical Trial Participation Needed to Improve Survival of Pancreatic Cancer, the Fourth Leading Cause of Cancer Death in the United States

January 3, 2013 -- Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Praises President Obama for Signing the Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act into Law