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Pancare ‘Support, Save and Win’ promotion now has a winner
Nikki Rynia
Thank you to all of our supporters who entered into our national Pancare, ‘Support, Save and Win’ promotion to raise much-needed funds for upper gastrointestinal cancers. The promotion has now
Trial of radiation implant extends the life of metal biliary stents
New radiation implant trial has important implications for the prevention of jaundice in liver and pancreatic cancer.
Adding Value to scans with Pancare funded PURPLE Translational Registry Radiomics module
The PURPLE Translational Registry (Pancreatic cancer: Understanding Routine Practice and Lifting End results), led by Dr Belinda Lee at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, is a unique and powerful
Managing cancer scanxiety
Scanxiety is not a medical term but has been coined to describe the anxiety people living with cancer feel while they wait for scans and tests. Scanxiety can be intense and highly distressing
The importance of keeping active during COVID-19
Right now, during COVID-19, it is even more important to exercise and keep your body moving. For those experiencing lockdown restrictions, exercise is one of the reasons we can leave the house and we
Positive results for checkpoint inhibitor therapy in people with oesophageal cancer post-surgery
New study shows positive results for checkpoint inhibitor therapy in people with oesophageal or oesophagogastric junctional cancer post-surgery
More Telecom and Tangerine partner with Pancare Foundation
In 2019 the More Telecom team lost a long-time friend and sales partner, Peter Back, after a short and courageous fight against pancreatic cancer. Strong relationships have always been at the heart
Phil Jones, international bowls champion, steps up to become national Pancare cause champion
Newly appointed Pancare Foundation Community Ambassador, lawn bowls champion Phil Jones, will work with Pancare to help raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of pancreatic and other upper
New Normal, Same Cancer
'New Normal, Same Cancer: Conversations' warns people to get unusual and persistent symptoms checked by their doctor now, to increase detection and improve survival chances, following a slump in
Is there a role for laparoscopic surgery for resection of pancreatic head and neck cancers in Australia?
This recent trial compared 300 patients undergoing laparoscopic vs. 300 patients undergoing open pancreas cancer surgery. Results showed that patients treated with keyhole surgery went home 1 day