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2023 CancerCare Summary on Financial Assistance for Patients

At the heart of the Hirshberg Foundation’s mission is our commitment to provide support for pancreatic cancer patients and their families as they navigate this disease. In 1998, the Foundation established a […]

Filed Under: Foundation News, News, Patient Tools

An overview of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) and Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy (PERT)

Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI), also referred to as pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) or exocrine pancreatic dysfunction (EPD) is a condition where the pancreas doesn’t produce enough digestive enzymes, or the […]

Filed Under: News, Patient Tools

Pancreatic Cancer Patient Wig Resources

Hair loss is a possible side effect for patients in chemotherapy or radiation treatment for cancer. However, not all therapies cause hair loss. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), […]

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UCLA Joins the Pancreatic Cancer Early Detection (PRECEDE) Consortium to Transform Early Detection and Survival Rates

Dr. Timothy Donahue, Director of the UCLA Agi Hirshberg Center for Pancreatic Diseases and Garry Shandling Chair in Pancreatic Surgery at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has joined […]

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An Overview of the Updates to the NCCN Guidelines for Pancreatic Cancer

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) works to improve cancer care through their vast collection of Guidelines for Patients. The latest version of the Guidelines for Patients: Pancreatic Cancer, sponsored […]

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National Cancer Prevention Month: How to Create Your Personal Cancer Prevention Plan

As the Hirshberg Foundation funds invaluable patient programs and research in prevention, early diagnosis, therapies and patient care, among these paths to eradicate pancreatic cancer, prevention is at the forefront. […]

Filed Under: News, Patient Tools

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