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Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
The national organization creating hope in a comprehensive way through research, patient support, community outreach and advocacy for a cure.

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TODAY is the National Call-In! Call Congress NOW.

Support our advocates on Capitol Hill by calling your elected officials in support of pancreatic cancer research. Learn how.

Take the 2013 Three Week Challenge to help save medical research.

The Three Week Challenge is our annual campaign geared toward generating buzz in both Congress and in the media about pancreatic cancer. Join now!

Private donations make significant impact on accelerating research progress.

We invite you to read our just released report that includes an overview of how we assessed and evaluated our grants program and determined a remarkable return on investment to help accelerate pancreatic cancer research progress.

For the 9th consecutive year, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network has received the esteemed 4-star Charity Navigator Award. Only 1% of the over 5,000 charities rated by Charity Navigator have received 9 consecutive 4-star evaluations.

View our rating summary. Charity Navigator is America's premier charity evaluator, whose goal is to provide donors with essential information needed to donate with full confidence in the charitable choices they make. Read the letter from Ken Berger, President and CEO, Charity Navigator, honoring our organization.

More than $5 million awarded in research grants for 2013

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network will award more than $5 million in research grants this year. The 14 grants will support bright and motivated scientists throughout the country. Click to learn more.

If you or a loved one is facing a pancreatic cancer diagnosis we can provide information, resources and hope.

Please contact our Patient and Liaison Services (PALS) Program at 877-272-6226 or email us at pals@pancan.org. We will provide no-cost comprehensive disease information, as well as information on managing pain, diet and nutrition, clinical trials and so much more. Click to learn more.

Read about recent scientific advances in pancreatic cancer research.

Research performed by or involving scientists who have received Pancreatic Cancer Action Network research grants are featured among other pancreatic cancer scientists. Click to read.

Clinical trials can offer options beyond standard treatment approaches.

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network recognizes the imperative need to advance scientific breakthroughs for this disease through clinical trials. We are here to help you better understand all aspects of clinical trials. Begin by viewing this newly released video.

The Vision of Progress begins with you. You can help us reach our goal to double the pancreatic cancer survival rate by 2020.

This bold initiative intensifies efforts to grow our community of scientists, increase annual federal research dollars, enroll more patients in clinical trials and increase national awareness by attracting more volunteers and participants to our events. Take action now. Click to learn how. To watch and share the Vision of Progress 2020 video, click here.

Updates on Jack Andraka and his preliminary work

Maryland teenager Jack Andraka continues to receive a lot of media attention on his efforts to devise an early detection tool for pancreatic cancer. Click here for the status of his work.

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