WORKING TOGETHER FOR A CURE
PanCAN is the first national patient-based advocacy
organization for the pancreatic cancer community
that serves patients, families, medical researchers
and physicians. Founded in 1999 by surviving
family members of individuals who died of
pancreatic cancer, and chartered as a grassroots
organization of advocacy for pancreatic cancer
patients and their families, PanCAN currently has
volunteers and members throughout the United
States and around the world. The organization
works to focus national attention on the need to
find a cure for pancreatic cancer, and provides
public and professional education embracing the
urgent need for more research, effective
treatments, prevention programs and early
detection methods.
