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  1. Because of a year end matching gift, tomorrow is the last day to double your donation @lustgarten.org.

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    I just doubled my gift, and it feels so good!

    #pancreaticcancer
    #pancreascancer

  2. Because of a year end matching gift, tomorrow is the last day to double your donation at pancreatic.org, the Hirshberg Foundation.

    🟣 Expires at midnight tomorrow!

    I just doubled my gift, and it feels so good!

    #pancreaticcancer
    #pancreascancer

  3. Because of a year end matching gift, tomorrow is the last day to double your donation at pancan.org.

    🟪 Expires at midnight tomorrow!

    I just doubled my gift and it feels so good!

    #pancreaticcancer
    #pancreascancer

  4. Our family physician ordered the CT scan that led to a diagnosis of Jay’s #PancreaticCancer at an early stage (2b)! His family cancer history, his ashkenazi Jewish heritage on his mum’s side, & his unrelenting upper belly pain, were just the sorts of variables that SHOULD have led to imaging, but we were lucky. #FamilyPhysicians are seen 1st, & need to be educated on the symptoms of #PancreasCancer, as well as other factors that increase risk. Early diagnosis = improved outcomes.
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  5. Dr Eileen O’Reilly at #MSK ordered germline & somatic testing soon after Jay’s diagnosis with #PancreaticCancer, years before it was an #ASCO guideline. He was found to have a gBRCA1 mutation - targetable by #PARP inhibitor #olaparib - allowing a welcome chemo break. So grateful for the eight years we had post-diagnosis.
    #PancreasCancer
    #BRCA

  6. Cases of #PancreasCancer are rising by about 1% per year.
    #PancreaticCancer is expected to be the 2d leading cause
    of cancer death by 2030, but the 5 year survival rate is
    increasing too.
    More cases.
    More survivors.
    More advocacy by patients.
    We must do better.
    #PatientNoLonger

  7. November is #PancreaticCancer awareness month!
    I’m grateful to pancan.org for the work they do to increase survival for individuals with #PancreasCancer. Donate, & shop at the online store! Here, hoodie, reusable shopping bags, purple beads, wristbands, tee! #StockingStuffers

  8. November is #PancreasCancer awareness month!
    J’s #PancreaticCancer was borderline resectable, abutting the portal vein. The portal vein was rebuilt during surgery; still, he emerged from the #Whipple with positive margins & lymph nodes, staged at 2b. Six weeks later he began seven months of adjuvant chemo and chemo/radiation. Today, a decade later, he’d likely have been treated with neoadjuvant chemo, with the goal of negative surgical margins. Practices are evolving, with better outcomes! #Hope

  9. November is #PancreasCancer awareness month, and I’m in my #purple zone!

    #KnowTheSigns: abdominal/back pain, nausea, weight loss, stool change, jaundice, new onset diabetes. Family history too.

    See your doctor. Get tested.
    #EarlyDetectionSavesLives
    #PancreaticCancer

  10. NOVEMBER MEANS PANCREAS CANCER AWARENESS!
    My husband survived #PancreaticCancer for 8+ years. His only symptom was unrelenting pain in his upper belly. We were lucky his attentive GP ordered a CT scan, which showed an abnormailty on the pancreas. #PancreasCancer was diagnosed following MRI & endoscopic needle biopsy. He was scheduled for the complex #Whipple surgery within two weeks of diagnosis. The pain began in December, the CT was early January, and he was in the OR by late/mid January. 


  11. My husband survived #PancreaticCancer for 8+ years. His only symptom was unrelenting pain in his upper belly. We were lucky his attentive GP ordered a CT scan, which showed an abnormailty on the pancreas. #PancreasCancer was diagnosed following MRI & endoscopic needle biopsy. He was scheduled for the complex #Whipple surgery within two weeks of diagnosis. The pain began in December, the CT was early January, and he was in the OR by late/mid January. 


  12. November is #PancreaticCancer Awareness Month!
    Life threw a growing #PublicHealth concern my way. #PancreasCancer is on track to become the 2nd leading cause of cancer deaths by 2030. As I contemplate the care my husband received at #ColumbiaSurgery and at #MSKCancerCenter I’m reminded that we were very lucky. Many people — perhaps most — are not. And patients shouldn’t require the luck of geography, superior insurance, or a decent bank balance to access basic cancer care. #HealthCareAccess

  13. November is #PancreaticCancer Awareness Month!
    Life threw a growing #PublicHealth concern my way. #PancreasCancer is on track to become the 2nd leading cause of cancer deaths by 2030. As I contemplate the care my husband received at #ColumbiaSurgery and at #MSKCancerCenter I’m reminded that we were very lucky. Many people — perhaps most — are not. And patients shouldn’t require the luck of geography, superior insurance, or a decent bank balance to access basic cancer care. #HealthCareAccess

  14. Sometimes fate throws a #PublicHealth issue your way. Today is World #PancreaticCancer Day & as I contemplate the extraordinary care we received at #ColumbiaPresbyterian & #MSKCC, I’m reminded of those who haven’t access to such care. We were lucky…….but you shouldn’t have to be. #PancreasCancer #PDAC

  15. Sometimes fate throws a #PublicHealth issue your way. Today is World #PancreaticCancer Day & as I contemplate the extraordinary care we received at #ColumbiaPresbyterian & #MSKCC, I’m reminded of those who haven’t access to such care. We were lucky…….but you shouldn’t have to be. #PDAC #PancreasCancer

  16. Today is World #PancreaticCancer Day. Along with remembering those who lost their lives to #PancreasCancer since #WPCD 2021, I’m remembering Jay and feeling hopeful that science is on the precipice of a deeper understanding of the complexities of #PDAC.

  17. November is #PancreasCancer awareness month, and I’m in my #purple zone!

    #KnowTheSigns: abdominal/back pain, nausea, weight loss, stool change, jaundice, new onset diabetes. Family history too.

    See your doctor. Get tested.
    #EarlyDetectionSavesLives
    #PancreaticCancer

  18. November is #PancreaticCancer awareness month. Jay’s first symptoms were an ache in his upper belly, lethargy, and a loss of interest in taking the long walks we enjoyed. He was depressed — and aware something was amiss.
    #TrustYourInstincts
    #SeeYourDoctor
    #PancreasCancer

  19. Jay maintained a healthy diet & never smoked, yet was diagnosed with #pancreascancer. Tested at MSK, he was found to have a #BRCA defect. His mother & aunt died of breast & ovary cancers in their 30s. Genetic testing is now recommended for everyone with #pancreaticcancer.