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NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL PANCREATIC
CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Support our efforts to
know it, fight it and end
it during this important
time of the year! The
Pancreatic Cancer Action
Network is launching a
and
to
build
awareness
about our Vision of
Progress goal to double
the pancreatic cancer
survival rate by the year
2020.
We encourage
you to watch the video,
visit the website and
share with your family
and friends.
With a five-year survival
rate that has remained
in the single digits for
decades at just 6% , we
must work harder and
faster than ever before
to grow the community
of scientists studying pancreatic cancer, increase annual federal research dollars, enroll more pancreatic
cancer patients in clinical trials, and continue to increase national awareness by attracting more volunteers and
participants to our events around the country.
Doubling the survival rate for pancreatic cancer is a bold goal. However, we remain committed to it and will not
stop our efforts until we reach and exceed our goal. Please visit
today to learn more
about the Vision of Progress and watch our
