This Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, PanCAN is inviting you to shine a light on pancreatic cancer. Let’s uplift survivors and those living with the disease, honor the lives we’ve lost and help ...

We're the national organization providing support, resources, volunteer opportunities and hope for people fighting pancreatic ...

The Carol Kulok Award for Compassion is given to a PanCAN Patient Services team member who has gone above and beyond services ...

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) Executive Team is a group of dedicated professionals, some of whom have been personally touched by the disease, who bring significant experience and ...

Poor appetite is a common nutritional challenge for patients with pancreatic cancer. Sometimes surgery, prescription drugs or the cancer itself can change the way food tastes or cause the patient’s ...

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most challenging cancers to prevent, diagnose or treat. Its risk factors and symptoms are unfamiliar to most. And with no standard test to find pancreatic cancer ...

All cancers are genetic. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is in every cell in our bodies. Each DNA strand contains many genes. All cancers begin when DNA mutations, or changes, cause cells to divide and ...

Today, there is no screening test to detect pancreatic cancer early, when it’s more treatable. PanCAN is working to change that, thanks to donors like you. Earlier detection would mean that more ...

Pancreatic enzymes help break down fats, proteins and carbohydrates. A normally functioning pancreas secretes about 8 cups of pancreatic juice into the duodenum, daily. This fluid contains pancreatic ...

Concerned about your risk? Learn more about pancreatic cancer risk factors and take our Risk Assessment Test. Contact Patient Services to learn more about the connection between diabetes and ...

When facing pancreatic cancer, good nutrition is vital at every stage of the journey. Making the healthiest choices possible can help patients minimize side effects, gain strength and maintain the ...