Pancreatic Cancer News, Features & Updates
- FDA Approves Rasonque for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
August 26, 2026 — The FDA has approved Rasonque (daraxonrasib) for adults with advanced pancreatic cancer who have already had prior treatment or cannot receive certain strong combination therapies.
- Coming to Terms With Your Pancreatic Cancer Prognosis
While a diagnosis of late-stage pancreatic cancer is certainly serious, you can choose how you live with it. Learn what it means to accept your prognosis.
- ‘Why Didn’t They Catch This Sooner?’ — You’re Not Alone in Asking
Why didn’t doctors catch pancreatic cancer sooner? Patients and experts weigh-in on this aggressive cancer and what you can do to spot early signs of it.
- Can New Vaccines Cure Pancreatic Cancer?
Two experimental pancreatic cancer vaccines are in clinical trials – could they keep cancer from returning after surgery?
- Do Antiparasitics Help Treat Pancreatic Cancer?
Find out what the science really says about ivermectin, fenbendazole, and mebendazole as treatments for pancreatic cancer — and how to spot medical misinformation online.
- New Blood Test Promises Hope for Pancreatic Cancer
April 9, 2024 — Preliminary results showed that a type of blood test called a “liquid biopsy” was key to achieving a 97% accuracy rate at diagnosing the most common type of pancreatic cancer during early stages.
- Still Deadly, But People Are Living Longer With Pancreatic Cancer
January 19, 2024 — In the past 20 years, the five-year survival rate among people with pancreatic cancer has doubled and is now 13%.
- ‘Exciting Results’ for Vaccines Made From Pancreatic Tumors
May 11, 2023 — Using experimental vaccines made from people’s own pancreatic cancer tumors may have prevented the ferocious disease from coming back in half of those who got the treatment.
- Talk, Test, and Take Control: Living With Pancreatic Cancer
People have more resources than ever when they’re diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but there’s still a long way to go.
