2014 Press Releases

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December 9, 2014 – Seasoned Development Executive Joins the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Leadership Team

November 20, 2014 – Chef Michael Ferraro, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and Meals to Heal Team Up With Celgene to Address Nutritional Needs and Challenges Faced By Pancreatic Cancer Patients and Caregivers

October 30, 2014 – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Calls on the Public to Wage Hope During National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in November

September 10, 2014 – The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Welcomes Steven Leach, MD, As Chair-Elect of the Scientific and Medical Advisory Board

August 26, 2014 – Nearly $4.1 Million to Be Awarded in Pancreatic Cancer Research Funding

June 17, 2014 – Advocates Urge Congress to Stomp on Pancreatic Cancer by Stepping Up Critical Federal Research Funding

June 9, 2014 – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Partners with Perthera in a Precision Cancer Therapy Analysis Program

June 4, 2014 – Collaboration of Research Organizations Aims to Advance Field of Pancreatic Cancer

May 19, 2014 – Pancreatic Cancer to Surpass Breast and Colon Cancer to Become the Second Leading Cause of Cancer Death Around 2020

May 6, 2014 – The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Welcomes Michael A.G. Korengold to its National Board of Directors

May 6, 2014 – The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Receives $2 Million in Funding to Support Promising Clinical Research

May 1, 2014 – New Chemotherapy Combination Extends Survival for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer by Nearly Two Months

April 8, 2014 -- Nearly $5 Million in Research Grants Awarded for Innovative Pancreatic Cancer Research

March 3, 2014 -- National Cancer Institute Releases Report Outlining Scientific Framework to Address Pancreatic Cancer: A Statement from the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

February 27, 2014 -- Research!America and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Host Panel Discussion – “A World Free from Cancers: Probable, Possible, or Preposterous?”

January 21, 2014 -- Survey Reveals People with Early and Late-Stage Pancreatic Cancer Do Not Discuss Clinical Trials with Their Doctors

January 14, 2014 -- Software Executive Hilarie Koplow-McAdams Joins the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s National Board of Directors

January 6, 2014 -- Clinical Trial Participation Today May Lead to Future Breakthroughs in Pancreatic Cancer, One of the Nation’s Deadliest Cancers