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To date, we have funded more than $250 million in research grants and been a leading force in every major advancement in pancreatic cancer research.
Progress is paramount. We drive bold, innovative research with the singular mission: transforming pancreatic cancer into a curable disease.
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The American Cancer Society (ACS) has released its Cancer Facts & Figures 2023, an annual summary of the current scientific information about cancer. The report highlighted progress in the five-year survival rate of pancreatic cancer while the incidence trend continues to increase year over year. The overall risk of cancer is declining, but it remains […]
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News From Lustgarten
The study, part-funded by Worldwide Cancer Research, found that 27 microbial species in stool samples could pinpoint people at high risk of the most common form of pancreatic cancer, raising hopes of a new screening test.
Cancer vaccines are not much different from vaccines for infectious diseases like the flu, measles, mumps, and COVID, Dr. Keith Knutson, a professor of immunology at the Mayo Clinic who researches and develops cancer vaccines, tells Fortune.
US researchers discovered a type of cell involved it pancreatic cancer and sheds light on the origin of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs)
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From Nurse to Patient
When Susan was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, cutting-edge drugs and a supportive medical team helped her go from patient to survivor. Now she raises funds for continued research through a Lustgarten Foundation Walk for Research.
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