News and Stories About Know Your Tumor
PanCAN Presents at International Oncology Conference
The theme for the 2020 American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) Annual Meeting was “Unite & Conquer: Accelerating Progress Together.” […]
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Treatments Based on Patient Biology
About one in four pancreatic cancer patients have changes in their tumor that suggest certain treatments may work particularly well […]
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How Know Your Tumor Has Helped These Survivors
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 on Life One Year Post-Diagnosis
Alex Trebek shared a via video today to mark one year since he told the world he was fighting pancreatic […]
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New Research Reveals Pancreatic Cancer Patients Who Receive Precision Medicine Live An Average Of One Year Longer Than Those Who Do Not
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and Perthera Study in Lancet Oncology Underscores the Urgent Need for Every Pancreatic Cancer Patient to […]
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PanCAN’s Know Your Tumor Can Help Pancreatic Cancer Patients Live Longer
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 for Pancreatic Cancer Patients
“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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Survivor Uses Know Your Tumor and Chooses Clinical Trial
Editor’s note: January is Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials Awareness Month. Today we share the story of a pancreatic cancer survivor […]
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Pancreatic Cancer Survival Rate Reaches 10%
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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2019 Year in Review: Progress in Research
Editor’s note: This article kicks off our 2019 Year in Review series – highlighting the research advancements that you – […]
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Survivor Gains Some Control with Targeted Treatment
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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Famous Rock Band Member Fights Pancreatic Cancer
His father died of pancreatic cancer in 1974. For decades, Frankie Banali knew that the same disease – of which […]
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Matched Therapy Increases Pancreatic Cancer Survival
People with pancreatic cancer and a specific type of change – or mutation – in their DNA live longer when […]
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Comparing Pancreatic Tumor Tissue Types for Molecular Profiling
When the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) launched its Know Your Tumor® precision medicine service, molecular profiling was offered for […]
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5 Things to Know About Precision Medicine
Every pancreatic tumor – and every pancreatic cancer patient – is different. The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) strongly recommends […]
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Positive Clinical Trial Results Presented at Major Oncology Conference
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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PNET Survivor Receives ‘Gift’ Through Molecular Profiling
The morning of Feb. 5, 2016, started like many for Gail. She got up early and headed to the gym […]
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Guidelines Advise Germline and Somatic Testing
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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Large-scale Molecular Profiling Reveals Clues About Pancreatic Tumors and Cysts
The largest-ever molecular analysis of pancreatic cancer tissue samples – from more than 3,500 patients – revealed some new clues […]
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Moments Matter: Karen Kiernan
Around Christmas 2016, Karen Kiernan was enjoying the holidays at her family home in Truckee, Calif., when she began to […]
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3 Posters, 1 Major Conference
A large group of Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) leadership and Scientific and Medical Affairs staff are attending the 2019 […]
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2018 Year in Review: Progress in Research, Part 1
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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PanCAN Joins National Summit on Patient Advocacy
All cancer patients deserve the best care available, but not all can receive it. For some, the problem is financial. […]
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New Cancer Drug Approved Based on Molecular Profiling
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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PanCAN’s President and CEO Featured at People v. Cancer Event
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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‘Contacting PanCAN Was the Best Thing I Did’
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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Ask Patient Central: Molecular Profiling
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) offers an Ask Patient Central series to provide helpful tips and information about commonly […]
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1,000th Patient Receives Know Your Tumor® Report
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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Persistence, Precision Medicine Pay off for Pancreatic Cancer Patient
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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What Are Pancreatic Cancer Biomarkers?
A biomarker is a substance found in the body that can be measured. The amount of a biomarker may vary […]
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What You Need to Know About Genetic and Molecular Testing
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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PanCAN Publishes Hopeful Precision Medicine Results
Published today in the esteemed Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, the Pancreatic Cancer […]
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Institution’s Molecular Profiling Results Affect Clinical Decisions
Every pancreatic tumor is different. The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) strongly recommends molecular profiling of your tumor to help […]
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PanCAN President and CEO Shares Highlights from Esteemed Precision Medicine Roundtable
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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Precision Medicine Highlighted in the News
“All Cancer Patients Should Have Access To Genomic Testing” is the title of a compelling article featured in Forbes earlier […]
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PanCAN’s Precision Medicine Results Featured at Major Meeting
The 2018 Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers Symposium is taking place in San Francisco, Jan. 18 to 20. The meeting brings together […]
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Largest Gift in PanCAN History Is a Powerful Testament to Donor’s Commitment to Innovation, Impact
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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Keytruda Drug Is Science Breakthrough of the Year Runner-up
At the end of every year, Science magazine announces a Breakthrough of the Year – a discovery that revolutionized the […]
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Discovery of Rare Mutation Gives Survivor Options, Hope
Akshay Mehta, MD, was in the middle of performing an orthopedic surgery when his first pancreatic cancer symptom arose. “I […]
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Pancreatic Cancer in U.S. News & World Report
“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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Progress Report: ‘Research Continues to Be Our Best Defense Against Cancer’
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) released its annual Cancer Progress Report earlier this week. “Research continues to be […]
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Recent Precision Medicine Developments Showing Promise of Field
May was a busy month for pancreatic cancer precision medicine developments. Every pancreatic tumor is different. The Pancreatic Cancer Action […]
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Know Your Tumor® Gives Survivor More Options, Time to Experience More Blessings
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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The Road to Effective Immunotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer Patients
Last week, we shared the exciting news that an immunotherapy agent, Keytruda, was the first drug approved by the FDA […]
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Unprecedented Drug Approval Can Benefit Pancreatic Cancer Patients
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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Rare but Targetable Genetic Change Discovered in Pancreatic Cancer Patients
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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5 Things to Know About Precision Medicine
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 Tumor Program Surpasses 1,000 Enrolled Patients
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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Leading Oncologist Champions Treatment Progress Through Personalized Medicine
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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Study Shows Biomarker-Based Treatment Provides Best Results
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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