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Alcee Hastings (D-FL) died on April 6 after battling stage IV pancreatic cancer.

Right now, Congress is working to determine their priorities for the year.

Editor’s note: In honor of Black History Month, PanCAN is celebrating the contributions of our community’s Black supporters and the […]
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Editor’s note: You may have seen some news coverage about a new drug that targets mutant KRAS in patients with […]
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Editor’s note: In today’s edition of our Year in Review series, we’re looking back at the wins you made possible […]
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Thousands of advocates delivered a strong message to Capitol Hill: Make pancreatic cancer a national priority. And Congress responded. Congress […]
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Editor’s Note: We were sad to learn of Bill’s passing shortly after publication. Bill’s story, like so many others, is […]
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Today, thanks to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) tireless advocates, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a Department of Defense […]
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The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), a leading patient advocacy organization dedicated to fighting the world’s toughest cancer, is thrilled […]
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Editor’s note: Today, Sunday, July 26, is Parents’ Day. Here we share the story of three mothers who connected through […]
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“Advocating for pancreatic cancer patients makes my soul happy.” This sentiment was one of hundreds of testimonials shared during the […]
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Editor’s note: Our weeklong series of inspiring advocacy stories continues today with one contributed by Kim Levesque – a devoted […]
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Andrew Morgan and Lola Shanahan are 14 and 11 years old, respectively. They do not know each other – Andrew […]
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Today, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, is the day we all call Congress – the day when we make our collective […]
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“45 years of friendship: After losing my oldest friend to pancreatic cancer, I decided to get involved to carry on […]
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Editor’s note: National Cancer Survivors Day was June 7, 2020. All week long we’re featuring inspiring stories of survivors nationwide. […]
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Editor’s note: Earlier this year, we featured Steven Merlin’s amazing dedication as a Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) volunteer and […]
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Monday, June 15Join us for our live, free Advocacy Week Kick-off Event featuring special guests! Hear from advocates and special […]
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Editor’s note: April 19-25 is Volunteer Appreciation Week, and we’re celebrating, recognizing and thanking Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) volunteers […]
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Editor’s note: April 19-25 is Volunteer Appreciation Week, and we’re celebrating, recognizing and thanking Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) volunteers […]
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Editor’s Note: Today is National Sisters Day. We are sharing this previously published story to celebrate all sisters and the […]
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Editor’s note: All week long, leading up to Valentine’s Day, we’re sharing stories of inspiration and special connections made through […]
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Editor’s note: Today’s installment of our 2019 Year in Review series highlights the important work of our advocates across the […]
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In a big win today for the pancreatic cancer community, the disease will get its own dedicated research program for […]
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In response to the disease’s impact on his constituents in Alabama, Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) presided over a hearing entitled, […]
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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: Mom and daughter volunteer powerhouse duo Annette Fetty-Santilli and Stephanie, 15, each received awards recently in their state […]
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Annette Fetty-Santilli and daughter Stephanie are longtime Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) volunteers in West Virginia. Annette got involved with […]
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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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Today, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) joins the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the medical research community […]
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It’s August, which means members of Congress are back at home, and Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) advocates can meet […]
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Editor’s note: In honor of National Sisters Day on Sunday, August 4, we’re sharing the story of Stephanie Castillo and […]
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The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) fiscal year ended June 30, and it was one for the record books. We […]
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National Pancreatic Cancer Advocacy Day 2019, hosted by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), was one for the record books. […]
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Before the impressive purple sea of advocates – made up of pancreatic cancer survivors, loved ones, healthcare professionals and other […]
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Today, the 13th annual National Pancreatic Cancer Advocacy Day, hosted by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), gathered 650 registered […]
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Today, June 19, is the start of Pancreatic Cancer Action Week, and it’s time to raise your voice for pancreatic […]
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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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A new treatment combination – combining chemotherapy and radiation therapy with a common blood pressure drug – has shown promise […]
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While many teens visit Washington, D.C., during their spring break school trip, 13-year-old Dylan Dedrickson and 16-year-old Maddy McDonald are […]
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Steven Yedwabnick will never forget the thrill that shot through his body when he stood up with other 10-year pancreatic […]
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Nearly $178 million was invested in pancreatic cancer research by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in 2017 – a 17 […]
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Skydiving is the latest way longtime survivor, volunteer and advocate Gil Marchman, 84, is raising awareness about pancreatic cancer. On […]
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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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One of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) priorities in the 116th Congress is to urge Congress to create a […]
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Editor’s note: Welcome to our “Moments Matter” story series, in which supporters tell us about the moments that have mattered […]
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As the nation marked the beginning of 2019, the 116th Congress kicked off with nearly 100 newly elected members taking […]
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A partial government shutdown has been in place for the past three weeks, and there is still no end in […]
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Editor’s note: Our advocates shine in today’s installment of our 2018 Year in Review series. See how they significantly increased […]
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A partial government shutdown is possible before the end of the calendar year due to a standoff between President Trump […]
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Taking a strong stance on the importance of investing in medical research to fight cancer and other diseases, Congress approved […]
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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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The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) legislative priorities are to increase the federal research investment into the disease – a […]
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Editor’s note: On July 25, 2008, 10 years ago today, professor Randy Pausch, PhD, of “The Last Lecture” fame, died […]
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The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) National Pancreatic Cancer Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C., was a success, thanks to hundreds of advocates […]
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Over the past 48 hours, hundreds of pancreatic cancer advocates, including nearly 100 survivors, took Washington, D.C., by storm to […]
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Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) President and CEO Julie Fleshman, JD, MBA, kicked off the organization’s National Pancreatic Cancer Advocacy […]
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MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – (June 18, 2018) Federal research funding for the world’s toughest cancer, pancreatic, increased 22 percent in 2016, […]
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On Monday and Tuesday, June 18-19, PanCAN’s much-anticipated National Pancreatic Cancer Advocacy Day will take place in Washington, D.C. Advocacy […]
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You may have heard that pancreatic cancer has a five-year survival rate of just 9 percent. But here is a […]
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Editor’s note: For each of us involved in the cause, it started with someone — the reason we were compelled to […]
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Today, the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer was released. The report is prepared by the […]
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Editor’s note: For each of us involved in the cause, it started with someone — the reason we were compelled to […]
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They can’t yet run for office or even vote, but kids across the nation are making their voices heard to […]
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Pancreatic cancer research achieved a big win in the nation’s capital when the 2018 omnibus bill was passed last week […]
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Editor’s note: For each of us involved in the cause, it started with someone – the reason we were compelled […]
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For Roberta Luna and Lupe Romero, surviving the world’s toughest cancer is reason to celebrate. Together, the women – who have 22 years of […]
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In 2017, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) advocates raised their voice and moved the needle toward our goal of doubling […]
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) recently funded four new teams of researchers through its Pancreatic Cancer Detection Consortium (PCDC). According […]
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The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) is pleased to share that critical pancreatic cancer research funding has been protected at […]
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When Congress returned to Washington, D.C., last week after their August recess, there was no shortage of issues they needed […]
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One year ago, Nadine Takai Day lost her brother, Rep. Mark Takai, of Hawaii to pancreatic cancer after only nine […]
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Editor’s note: National Pancreatic Cancer Advocacy Day is June 18-19 in Washington, D.C., and registration is now open. Today we’re […]
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Yohannes Gebreysus’s someone is his daughter, Absera. In less than two years, she’ll be off to college. It’s hard to […]
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Editor’s note: For each of us involved in the cause, it started with someone — the reason we were compelled […]
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In the days leading up to, on and following National Pancreatic Cancer Advocacy Day, our president and CEO Julie Fleshman, JD, […]
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Editor’s note: Daniel Arad, 13, and his mother, Jing Tian, were in Washington, D.C., for the 10th anniversary of Pancreatic […]
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Editor’s note: Dennis and Yvonne Noesen will attend the 10th anniversary of National Pancreatic Cancer Advocacy Day on June 19-20, […]
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Today, the Trump administration released its full fiscal year (FY) 2018 budget, proposing deep cuts to the National Institutes of […]
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As the House of Representatives voted to pass the American Health Care Act recently, I thought of the thousands of […]
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Anything is possible. This is the message that Mike Levine of Carlsbad, Calif., will take to Capitol Hill on the […]
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On Earth Day, this Saturday, April 22, the March for Science will bring people together globally to celebrate science in […]
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This June, we’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of National Pancreatic Cancer Advocacy Day – and more than a decade of […]
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Why do we dedicate the entire month of April to celebrating our wonderful volunteers? The answer is simple: Because they […]
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The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s Scientific & Medical Affairs team acknowledged for key contributions to a study analyzing the pancreatic […]
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The deadliest cancers in the United States are defined by the Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act, legislation the Pancreatic Cancer Action […]
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Together, we have been relentless in fighting for increased funding for pancreatic cancer research and today, we are proud to […]
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The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Commends Congress For Passage Of 21st Century Cures Act Critical Legislation Provides New Hope to […]
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Last year, Congress provided the first significant increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in more than […]
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On September 7, 2016, the Cancer Moonshot Blue Ribbon Panel released a report describing 10 recommendations to make a decade’s […]
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The pancreatic cancer community lost yet another champion to the disease this week – Congressman Steve LaTourette (R-Ohio). He was […]
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Nearly 600 “purple people” overtook our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., on June 21 for the ninth annual National Pancreatic Cancer […]
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The pancreatic cancer community lost another champion to the disease today – Congressman Mark Takai (D-Hawaii). He passed away at […]
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PANCREATIC CANCER ADVOCATES UNITE ON CAPITOL HILL TO URGE CONGRESS TO MAKE THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE BY INCREASING FUNDING FOR CANCER […]
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