Jordan-Rieger Fund for Pancreatic Cancer

08/13/2012

According to the National Cancer Institute's website, 43,920 new cases and 37,390 deaths from pancreatic cancer are estimated for 2012 in the United States.

07/23/2012

Have a great week everyone.

07/20/2012

How is pancreatic cancer diagnosed?
http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/PancreaticCancer/DetailedGuide/pancreatic-cancer-diagnosis

07/11/2012

Patrick Swayze's wife has called on Congress to increase funding for pancreatic cancer research.
http://www.hlntv.com/video/2012/06/25/patrick-swayze-wife-fights-cancer-cure

Patrick Swayze battled pancreatic cancer for almost two years, until he died in 2009. And now his wife of 34 years is calling on Congress this week to increase funding for pancreatic cancer research.

07/02/2012

Have a nice holiday week everyone.

06/20/2012

Our research funds play a critical role in fueling scientific knowledge at the Purdue Center for Cancer Research where we can study pancreatic cancer on a cellular level to discover how it develops, grows and responds to treatment. To read more: http://jordanrieger.com/research/

The Jordan-Rieger Fund for Pancreatic Cancer is committed to ending pancreatic cancer forever by fueling scientific knowledge through the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research by bringing together the best minds from within Purdue University and beyond through the Pancreatic Cancer Working Gr...

06/15/2012

The truth is in the numbers:

http://jordanrieger.com/pancreatic_facts/

Pancreatic Cancer is often misdiagnosed and is found too late for any kind of curative treatment or surgery. The survival of patients with pacreatic cancer is relatively low and has not changed in 40 years. The Jordan-Rieger Fund is here to raise awareness and funding for discovery of this disease....

06/08/2012

Have a nice weekend everyone.

06/06/2012

Complementary and alternative therapies for pancreatic cancer

http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/PancreaticCancer/DetailedGuide/pancreatic-cancer-treating-c-a-m

05/31/2012

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — By simply shining a tiny light within the small intestine, close to that organ's junction with the pancreas, physicians at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida have been able to detect pancreatic cancer 100 percent of the time in a small study. The light, attached to a probe, measure...

05/29/2012

Hoping everyone enjoyed the long weekend, and that the week is off to a great start for all of you.

05/21/2012

Mayo Clinic: Nutritional Supplement Works Against Some Pancreatic Cancer Cells in Mice

http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2012-rst/6789.html

ROCHESTER, Minn. — The dietary supplement gamma-linolenic acid can inhibit the growth of a subset of pancreatic cancer cells and selectively promote cancer cell death in mice, a Mayo Clinic study has found. The supplement, a fatty acid also known as GLA, worked particularly well when combined with...