Type 3c diabetes develops when the pancreas is damaged in ways that affect its ability to produce insulin. Conditions such as chronic pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, and pancreas surgery, either complete […]
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 […]
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 […]
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), […]
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 […]
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 […]