By Kristin Snowden I have been a LACC team captain for Team Queen Linda for the past three years after my mom lost a four-month-battle with pancreatic cancer on March […]
Archives for October 2011
LACC Team Spotlight – Allen’s Army
By Kevin Powell My stepdad was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer in June 2010. There were no clear symptoms other than the fact that he was not feeling well […]
UCLA study pinpoints types of bacteria in saliva associated with pancreatic cancer
By Rachel Champeau October 13, 2011 UCLA RESEARCH ALERT FINDINGS: A UCLA study has found variations in the types of bacteria found in the saliva of patients with pancreatic […]
Event Spotlight – Kevin Miya Golf Classic
By Gary Silvanic Since its inception in 2008, the Kevin Miya Golf Classic has raised over $15,000 for the Hirshberg Foundation! I am honored, as Kevin’s cousin and friend, to […]
Steve Jobs Dies of Pancreatic Cancer
By David Sarno and Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times October 5, 2011, 5:00 p.m. Steven P. Jobs, the charismatic technology pioneer who co-founded Apple Inc. and transformed one industry after […]
Nobel Prize Winner Dies of Pancreatic Cancer
msnbc.com news services updated 10/3/2011 1:16:50 PM ET STOCKHOLM— Ralph Steinman proved the importance of his Nobel prize-winning research in a most personal way, using his […]