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Patient & Family Webinar Series
The Foundation is dedicated to providing patient and family support through an interactive webinar series connecting specialists and researchers with the pancreatic cancer community. Each educational session covers topics addressing the everyday needs of patients in addition to the vulnerabilities and concerns that have arisen in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Join our Founder, Agi Hirshberg, and others on Zoom to learn and ask questions from the comfort of your home.

Conversation and Coaching with Pancreatic Cancer Survivors Marisa Harris & Wendy Hammers

Surviving and Thriving – that’s what Marisa Harris and Wendy Hammers are doing. Marisa is a 21-year stage 4 pancreatic cancer survivor and Wendy is celebrating over 5 years since her diagnosis. We welcome both women back to our Patient & Family Webinar series to expand on their earlier presentation, Breaking Up with Pancreatic Cancer: […]

Two Perspectives, One Journey: Caregiving for the Pancreatic Cancer Patient

For those who have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer or have a loved one who has, you know all too well that it’s not just the patient whose life is immediately affected upon diagnosis. Although family members and close friends do their best to jump into high gear to help, the person who is thrust […]

Cannabis and Oncology: What do we know?

Cannabis has been used as medicine for thousands of years across the globe. It was only in the early 20th Century that regulations were put in place to classify it as an illegal substance in the United States. Cannabis was officially outlawed at the federal level in the US in 1970. With the passage of California’s […]

Breaking up with Pancreatic Cancer: Survivor Stories

While scientists are continuously working to better understand and treat pancreatic cancer, more energy is also going towards integrating a holistic approach that emphasizes active patient engagement with their well-being. Progress in the lab and through clinical trials is being made, but many patients and caregivers are still concerned with the mental attitude needed to […]

Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer Patients: Less is More!

Our Patient & Family Webinar series continues with a presentation on chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer patients. Dr. Isacoff will present Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer Patients: Less is More! We are excited to have him share his findings on why lower, more frequent doses of chemotherapy may be a more patient friendly treatment regimen, with fewer side effects […]

The ABC’s of Finding A Clinical Trial with Dr. Anand

Clinical trials are scientific studies conducted to find better ways to prevent, screen for, diagnose, or treat disease. Clinical trials are used to study which medical approaches work best for certain illnesses or groups of people, with the goal to determine if a new treatment is safe and effective, often with new medicines or protocols […]

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