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Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
The national organization creating hope in a comprehensive way through research, patient support, community outreach and advocacy for a cure.

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Pancreatic cancer is on the rise as revealed in an alarming new report.

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network has released a special scientific report that describes the rise in the incidence rate of pancreatic cancer due to a number of evidence-based findings. Click to read the full report.

Over $4 Million in Research Funding Available

Apply now for the 2013 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network - AACR research grants program. Over $4 million will be distributed, including our newest, largest grant totaling $1 million. Click here to learn more.

Join us in New York City on September 22, 2012 for a Symposium on Pancreatic Cancer

We invite patients/survivors, their caregivers, family members, friends and healthcare professionals to join us for an informative symposium about pancreatic cancer. Topics include Treatments and Clinical Trials, Side Effect Management through Diet and Nutrition, Current Diagnostic Tools, Genetics, Complementary Therapies, Pain and Side Effect Management and more. Click to register.

News from the first Pancreatic Cancer Special Conference hosted by the American Association for Cancer Research

See new data reported at the first American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) special conference completely devoted to pancreatic cancer, which took place June 18-21, 2012 in Lake Tahoe, NV. Click to learn more.

Pancreatic tumor cells circulating in the bloodstream reveal potential mechanism of disease progression

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network research grant recipient David Ting, MD is co-first author of a paper published in the extremely prestigious scientific journal Nature, describing analyses of circulating tumor cells in the bloodstream of mice with pancreatic cancer. Click to learn more.

Our goal is to double the pancreatic cancer survival rate by 2020

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is doubling its efforts to increase pancreatic cancer survival rates by announcing The Vision of Progress: Double the Pancreatic Cancer Survival Rates by 2020. This bold new initiative intensifies efforts to raise awareness, support patients and intensify advocacy for a national research strategy. Click to learn more.

If you or a loved one is facing a pancreatic cancer diagnosis we can provide information, resources and hope.

Please contact our Patient and Liaison Services (PALS) Program at 877-272-6226 or email us at pals@pancan.org. We will provide no-cost comprehensive disease information, as well as information on managing pain, diet and nutrition, clinical trials and so much more. Click to learn more.

Learn about pancreatic cancer: the various types, symptoms, risk factors and more.

Pancreatic cancer is a difficult disease to understand. We provide comprehensive information to help inform and educate you on all aspects of the pancreas and pancreatic cancer. Click to learn more.

More than $3.4 million in research grants awarded

Fourteen research grants for more than $3.4 million have been awarded in 2012. Click here to meet the new grant recipients and learn about their funded projects.

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