“I don’t want anyone to have to experience the pain that I had to go through.”

After Barbara Kenner, PhD, lost her husband just two months after his pancreatic cancer diagnosis, she made it her mission to find a way to detect pancreatic cancer earlier. Barbara has been instrumental in supporting PanCAN’s recently announced Early Detection Initiative and the research that preceded and shaped it.

Three sisters who lost their dad to pancreatic cancer want to know their risk.

One year ago, Erin Willett was performing “Hope’s Alive” at Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) PurpleStride New York City in […]
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Editor’s note: We continue our series of stories celebrating – and remembering – beloved mothers in honor of Mother’s Day. […]
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Editor’s note: All week long, leading up to Valentine’s Day, we’re sharing stories of love, inspiration and special connections made […]
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It’s a picture-perfect day at the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) PurpleStride Boston 2019, and Craig Irving is greeting pancreatic […]
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Editor’s note: We sat down with Anna Shen for this interview on the day that her mother, Lucy, would have […]
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It was a challenging season for major league baseball’s New York Yankees. Despite a star roster, numerous injuries led to […]
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Russ Perry was at the center of a tightly-knit music community in Hunterdon County, N.J. In 2008, while planning his […]
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The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) welcomes Columbia Sportswear executive Lisa Kulok to its esteemed board of directors. PanCAN’s board […]
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Editor’s note: Maggie Walsh works for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in its Washington, D.C., office. She recently shared a […]
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Editor’s note: It’s that time of year when kids are returning to school and their extracurricular activities – which may […]
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Editor’s note: World Gratitude Day is today, Sept. 21, and we thank all of our incredible supporters for all they […]
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Leslie Kissel was a larger-than-life woman, never known to back down from an adventure. Her days were filled with yoga […]
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Steve Cook of Huntsville, Ala., knows what it means to be an advocate from his career in aerospace when he […]
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It’s one thing to cheer on your favorite hockey team in an arena packed with fellow fans, but another when […]
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Dustin Lee James was a friend, husband, father and faithful . Friends and family say that his smile could light […]
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Editor’s note: Our “It Starts with Someone” series chronicles all kinds of Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) supporters – volunteers, […]
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Kristin Escobar describes her older sister Tracy as “the healthiest person I knew.” Tracy was an active 37-year-old and mom […]
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At the age of nine, everybody thinks their parents are invincible. I was no different. That’s why on a routine […]
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On Sunday, June 22, some 11 members of Team Mitch gathered at the Kona Marathon and Half Marathon start line. […]
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