Survivor, volunteer and top PurpleStride fundraiser John Walmsley spoke with PanCAN’s Paula Mukherjee about his commitment to ...

The Gift is Part of PanCAN’s $250 Million All Together We Can Campaign to Accelerate Breakthrough Research, Expand Patient Support, and Champion a Thriving Community LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – (July 7, ...

Immunotherapy is a treatment that helps your immune system attack cancer cells. You get it through an injection, IV or pill that is swallowed. How Does Immuntotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer Work? Your ...

Chemotherapy is cancer treatment that uses drugs to kill cancer cells by preventing them from growing and dividing. These drugs are systemic treatments, meaning that the drugs travel through the ...

Contact a PanCAN Patient Services Case Manager for up-to-date information about pancreatic cancer, clinical trial searches, personalized medicine and support resources. All information and services ...

Who is eligible for surgery? Eligibility is determined by the size and location of the primary tumor, the involvement of local lymph nodes and blood vessels and the presence of distant metastases.

For the most common type of pancreatic cancer, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, more than 90% of tumors are thought to have a KRAS mutation. For decades, these mutations were considered “undruggable, ...

American Cancer Society’s Cancer Facts & Figures 2023, released today, reports that the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer is now 12%, an increase of one percentage point from last year.

Editor’s note: It’s been 12 years since the passing of Steve Jobs. This blog, published two years ago, discusses the rare form of pancreatic cancer Jobs had, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. It’s been ...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – (January 13, 2026) – Pancreatic cancer remains the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, behind lung and colorectal cancers. According to the ...

July 1, 2021 marks 30 years since the beloved actor, writer and director Michael Landon – best known for playing Little Joe Cartwright on “Bonanza,” Charles (Pa) Ingalls on “Little House on the ...

Pancreatic cancer at any stage can create challenges in a patient’s diet and change nutritional needs. In recognition of June as National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month, we asked Maria Petzel, senior ...