News and Stories About Know Your Tumor

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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The 2021 Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers Symposium recently brought together oncologists, researchers, patients and patient advocates, including the Pancreatic Cancer Action […]
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Every day in 2021, 166 Americans will learn that they have pancreatic cancer. That’s 60,430 people who are predicted to […]
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Editor’s note: Today’s article looks back at scientific and clinical advances made in 2020 and kicks off our Year in […]
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In its latest guidelines for the treatment of patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) […]
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The theme for the 2020 American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) Annual Meeting was “Unite & Conquer: Accelerating Progress Together.” […]
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About one in four pancreatic cancer patients have changes in their tumor that suggest certain treatments may work particularly well […]
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A recent paper published in the prestigious journal Lancet Oncology showed that the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) Know Your […]
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Alex Trebek shared a via video today to mark one year since he told the world he was fighting pancreatic […]
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Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and Perthera Study in Lancet Oncology Underscores the Urgent Need for Every Pancreatic Cancer Patient to […]
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The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) Know Your Tumor® precision medicine service can help pancreatic cancer patients live longer. Know […]
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“Accelerating Personalized Care” was the theme for the 2020 Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers Symposium, which took place Jan. 23-25 in San […]
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Editor’s note: Sadly, Gina passed away in January 2021. We are so grateful she shared her story to inspire and […]
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For the first time ever, the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer has reached double digits. American Cancer Society’s Cancer […]
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Editor’s note: This article kicks off our 2019 Year in Review series – highlighting the research advancements that you – […]
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Editor’s note: Mary Fox passed away in January 2020. We are grateful she allowed her story to be shared. In […]
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His father died of pancreatic cancer in 1974. For decades, Frankie Banali knew that the same disease – of which […]
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People with pancreatic cancer and a specific type of change – or mutation – in their DNA live longer when […]
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When the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) launched its Know Your Tumor® precision medicine service, molecular profiling was offered for […]
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Every pancreatic tumor – and every pancreatic cancer patient – is different. The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) strongly recommends […]
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This year’s American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting has brought 40,000 oncologists and other cancer experts from around […]
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The morning of Feb. 5, 2016, started like many for Gail. She got up early and headed to the gym […]
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Editor’s note: The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), which sets guidelines for the treatment and management of pancreatic adenocarcinoma (the […]
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The largest-ever molecular analysis of pancreatic cancer tissue samples – from more than 3,500 patients – revealed some new clues […]
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Around Christmas 2016, Karen Kiernan was enjoying the holidays at her family home in Truckee, Calif., when she began to […]
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A large group of Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) leadership and Scientific and Medical Affairs staff are attending the 2019 […]
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Editor’s note: Welcome to the first article in our 2018 Year in Review series! Over the next couple weeks, we’ll […]
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All cancer patients deserve the best care available, but not all can receive it. For some, the problem is financial. […]
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Vitrakvi® (larotrectinib) today for the treatment of any locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor, […]
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The Atlantic’s People v. Cancer event took place Nov. 14, 2018, in New York City. The event featured a stellar […]
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Editor’s note: Sadly, Gail Bamer died in July 2019. We are grateful to her for allowing her story to be […]
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The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) offers an Ask Patient Central series to provide helpful tips and information about commonly […]
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The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) has now delivered personalized molecular profiling reports to 1,000 pancreatic cancer patients through its […]
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When doctors told David Watson of Santa Monica, Calif., that he had type 2 diabetes in November 2016, he couldn’t […]
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A biomarker is a substance found in the body that can be measured. The amount of a biomarker may vary […]
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Editor’s note, March 2, 2020: Results published in Lancet Oncology from the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) Know Your Tumor® […]
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Published today in the esteemed Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, the Pancreatic Cancer […]
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Every pancreatic tumor is different. The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) strongly recommends molecular profiling of your tumor to help […]
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Editor’s note: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) President and CEO Julie Fleshman attended the Harvard Business School (HBS) Kraft Precision […]
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“All Cancer Patients Should Have Access To Genomic Testing” is the title of a compelling article featured in Forbes earlier […]
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The 2018 Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers Symposium is taking place in San Francisco, Jan. 18 to 20. The meeting brings together […]
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Entrepreneur Skip Viragh was a collaborator. An innovator. A proactive problem-solver. A masterful leader. And he deeply valued these qualities […]
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At the end of every year, Science magazine announces a Breakthrough of the Year – a discovery that revolutionized the […]
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Akshay Mehta, MD, was in the middle of performing an orthopedic surgery when his first pancreatic cancer symptom arose. “I […]
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“Let’s face it: The pancreas is a behind-the-scenes organ most of us don’t know – or think – much about. […]
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The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) released its annual Cancer Progress Report earlier this week. “Research continues to be […]
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May was a busy month for pancreatic cancer precision medicine developments. Every pancreatic tumor is different. The Pancreatic Cancer Action […]
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Editor’s note: Sadly, Josephine Scivoli passed away in November 2019. We are grateful she allowed her story to be shared. Josephine […]
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Last week, we shared the exciting news that an immunotherapy agent, Keytruda, was the first drug approved by the FDA […]
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For the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a cancer drug based only on molecular […]
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The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s state-of-the-art Know Your Tumor® precision medicine service offers molecular profiling to eligible patients. Molecular profiling […]
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Precision medicine is a hot topic right now, but what does the phrase even mean? In short, with precision medicine, […]
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Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s Know Your TumorSM Program Surpasses 1,000 Enrolled Patients MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – (Feb. 8, 2017) – The […]
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Dr. Andrew E. Hendifar, the medical oncology lead for the gastrointestinal disease research group at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, champions progress […]
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We’ve learned a lot about pancreatic cancer in recent years, and we now know that every patient’s cancer is different […]
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