Lustgarten Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Research

We are saddened to hear of the passing of famed magician, Siegfried Fischbacher, from pancreatic cancer. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and fans of 'Siegfried & Roy.’ The Lustgarten Foundation is 100% committed to funding groundbreaking research so we can make progress for all patients with this disease. https://bit.ly/35FPJ4W

Walk, run, or skate your way in a virtual 5K to #TurnCancerUpsideDown in honor of Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial Awareness Month! Register and fundraise for pancreatic cancer research during the week of January 17-23, 2021, and help Step out Cancer with the Lustgarten Foundation and the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation. Don’t delay! Register today: https://bit.ly/2KL25RE

The Lustgarten Foundation and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) recently announced two $300,000 career development awards for both early-career female and under-represented pancreatic cancer researchers to honor the lives of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Congressman John Lewis. Through these awards, the Foundation and the AACR seek to help close the gap in the number of early-career women and under-represented scientists applying for and receiving funding to conduct research leading to a better understanding and treatment of pancreatic cancer. https://bit.ly/3i4QWr6

For more than 30 years, we welcomed Alex Trebek into our homes and hearts. Though today's Jeopardy! will be his final episode, we are grateful to Alex for sharing his pancreatic cancer fight to raise awareness, funds and hope. Please consider making a donation to pancreatic cancer research to help us #FundTheFight for patients and their loved ones. #WeLoveYouAlex To donate, visit: https://lustgarten.org/donate/

When a mild pain in her midsection, which could have easily been ignored, sent Linda to her doctor, she knew something was wrong. While her gastroenterologist initially thought she had an ulcer, Linda insisted on an endoscopic ultrasound, which revealed a tumor in her pancreas. Here are some important lessons from her experience that she wants you to know because #ItsAboutTime: 1. Never ignore your symptoms if they don’t disappear in the first couple of weeks.... 2. Do not be convinced by others that it will pass. 3. Above all, be your own advocate. If you feel things are not right, they probably aren’t. 4. Seek other medical opinions. 5. Don’t get discouraged. To read Linda’s story, visit: https://bit.ly/3jdWZcI

Join our VP of Research, Andrew Rakeman, Ph.D., & Dr. Allyson Ocean, co-founder of Let's Win Pancreatic Cancer, as they take over our Instagram channels for an IG Live THIS Friday at 3 pm ET. They will be discussing why #ItsAboutTime for Better Research and Treatments for Pancreatic Cancer. #WPCD Follow @LustgartenFDN on Instagram to tune in to the Live event.

#ItsAboutTime you know what the signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer are. Common symptoms of pancreatic cancer include: abdominal or mid-back pain, unexplained weight loss, jaundice, loss of appetite, indigestion, changes in stool and new-onset diabetes. These symptoms are often vague and generally initially attributed to other less serious and more common conditions. If you or a loved one is experiencing any of these symptoms, please visit your doctor or medical team to get them checked. For more information on the symptoms of pancreatic cancer, visit: https://bit.ly/3jU7XDN #WPCD

#ItsAboutTime pancreatic cancer patients and their loved ones had the resources they needed. Visit the Lustgarten Foundation's website for a checklist for newly diagnosed patients and other valuable information. Get started at lustgarten.org. https://bit.ly/2D6nWiL

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month starts today! This year’s theme centers around time. During the month, we want to hear from you. Take a photo or video and tell us what the It’s About Time theme means to you. Share your photo or video on social media and tag us at @LustgartenFDN so we can see your posts!

Congratulations to Dr. Dannielle Engle, a former Senior Fellow at our dedicated lab at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and now an Assistant Professor at Salk Institute, on being awarded over $1 million to study tobacco use on pancreatic cancer. https://bit.ly/3mflRlM via EurekAlert!

Recently, our President and CEO, Kerri Kaplan, was featured on the R.E.S.T (Resiliency & Empowerment Seminar Today) podcast hosted by Susan Ganz, Founder of Ganz Strategic Solutions. In this episode, Kerri discussed her 30-year career in the non-profit sector and her relentless focus and passion for improving patient outcomes and funding research to find a cure for pancreatic cancer. To listen to the R.E.S.T podcast, visit: https://bit.ly/35CerCe

As the COVID-19 pandemic began to hit hard earlier this year, researchers working on pancreatic cancer research at our dedicated labs scrambled to make sense of how to continue their life-saving research. We checked in with some of our researchers at our labs at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to see how they’ve adapted their labs and have continued their research during these challenging times. To read our latest blog post, visit: https://bit.ly/35ztaxF

With funding in part from the Lustgarten Foundation, scientists at the Van Andel Institute have developed an experimental blood test to determine which pancreatic cancers will respond to treatment, which could be used to guide therapeutic decisions in the future. https://bit.ly/2Tv1ip7 via EurekAlert!

What should pancreatic cancer patients know about clinical trials? Dr. Allyson Ocean at Weill Cornell Medicine discusses the importance of clinical trials and how they should not be viewed as a last resort for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer. https://bit.ly/2FzaYLF via OncLive

Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, October 20 at 8pm EDT / 5pm PDT, for #PancChat! We'll be discussing the BRCA #PancreaticCancer connection with Let's Win Pancreatic Cancer, our co-hosts, and our special guests. Follow along on Twitter by using the hashtag #PancChat!