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By Vanessa Steil - August 21,2020 Susan Martinson can still recall the moment she found out her 77-year-old mother, Marie C. Martinson, had been diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer. “It was May 2014 and aside from some weight loss and back pain a year earlier, my mother was otherwise healthy. I was shocked to [...]
Trebek Memoir: Reflections on My Life
By Caitlin Kelly - July, 31, 2020 When you think of historic moments on Jeopardy, it’s usually the final and shocking defeat of a legendary champion, like “Jeopardy James” Holzhauer or Ken Jennings, who each won millions after weeks of play. But it was a soft-spoken college undergraduate from Gainesville, Ga., Dhruv Gaur, whose spontaneous [...]
Creativity and Curiosity in Research
By Caitlin Kelly- July 20, 2020
Ask The Experts: Pancreatic Cancer Research and Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Vanessa Steil – June 9,2020
So, Your State is Reopening. Here’s What You Need to Know.
By Vanessa Steil - May 20, 2020 As some states begin to lift the lockdown restrictions surrounding COVID-19, and businesses slowly start to reopen, you may wonder how to best approach venturing out. If you are a pancreatic cancer patient, survivor or caregiver, you’re likely concerned or anxious about how lifting these restrictions could affect [...]
Three Ways to Participate in Our Virtual Walk for Pancreatic Cancer Research
By Vanessa Steil - April 29,2020 Are you wondering what you can do to help provide hope and inspiration to pancreatic cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic? Do you want to get involved with the Lustgarten Foundation while social distancing at home? Can you see a future where patients have access to earlier detection, more [...]
A Q&A With Andy Rakeman, VP of Research
By Vanessa Steil - April 3, 2020 Andrew Rakeman, PhD We are pleased to announce the addition of Andrew Rakeman, Ph.D., our new Vice President of Research. Andy comes to the Foundation after spending 13 years at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), where he was the Assistant Vice President of Research overseeing research programs [...]
How to Cope with COVID-19 as a
Pancreatic Cancer Patient
By Vanessa Steil- March 26, 2020 Since the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, was officially declared a pandemic, more and more states across the country are asking people to stay home to help flatten the curve and prevent overwhelming hospitals. But for pancreatic cancer patients, this news may seem incredibly alarming, especially when actively undergoing treatment and [...]
Artificial Intelligence: A Game-Changer for Pancreatic Cancer Research
By Vanessa Steil- February 25, 2020 What does artificial intelligence (AI) have to do with pancreatic cancer research? It turns out, a lot. AI refers to machines programmed to mimic human reasoning with the goal of learning from failure and providing the best recommendation for a specific subject. In the case of pancreatic cancer, a [...]
Pancreatic cancer research: genetic testing is essential
Pancreatic cancer research has shown that genetic testing is critical because genetics play a role in up to 10 percent of pancreatic cancer cases. However, family members of pancreatic cancer patients often are not aware that certain genetic mutations can be passed down, which is why having information about genetic risk is so important. The [...]