A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is devastating for the patient and his/her family. Often the cancer is caught when it is at an advanced stage, and survival rates are lower than many cancers. Peter Suess is more than 5 years out from his pancreatic cancer diagnosis, and his story of his ongoing treatment and survival […]
Leaders from the Alliance of Families Fighting Pancreatic Cancer (AFFPC) visited BIDMC in the fall to present a check for $165,000 to A. James Moser, MD (second from right), co-director of the BIDMC Pancreas and Liver Institute. The gift is used to fund the AFFPC clinical research fellow and other ongoing pancreatic cancer research at […]
AFFPC Reaches GuideStar Exchange Silver Participation Level as a Demonstration of its Commitment to Transparency PITTSBURGH, March 11, 2015 – The Alliance of Families Fighting Pancreatic Cancer today received the GuideStar Exchange Silver participation level, a leading symbol of transparency and accountability provided by GuideStar USA, Inc., the premier source of nonprofit information. This level […]
BOSTON, April 7, 2015 – The search to discover and validate the first-ever clinical biomarker to diagnose and treat pancreatic cancer is at the foundation of a new, cross-sector collaboration. Berg, a biopharmaceutical company committed to uncovering health solutions through a data-driven, biological research approach; the Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), […]
