Palliative Care: Myth vs. Facts
I just returned from the Pancreas Club 2018 conference in Washington D.C., where I listened to 63 oral abstracts regarding…
What is Chemo Brain?
What Is Chemo Brain? Chemotherapy can help you beat cancer, but side effects are almost certain. It’s common for you to have…
NMF Visits Dr. McDonald’s Vanderbilt Lab
Nikki Mitchell Foundation’s board and friends were given a tour of NMF medical board member Dr. Oliver McDonald’s lab at…
PC Symptoms and Jamie’s Story
Symptoms of pancreatic cancer can be weight loss, abdominal or back pain, diabetes, or jaundice. Physical symptoms are not very…
Dr. Oliver McDonald, of NMF’s Medical Board, Publishes New Study
Metastatic pancreatic cancer — cancer that has spread from the pancreas to other tissues and is responsible for most patient…
After Neoadjuvant Therapy, Imaging No Longer Provides a Clear Answer
The following summary comes the article by Dr. Cristina Ferrone and was published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology,…
Outcome of Patients with Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer in the Contemporary Era of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
The following study was recently published in the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery by Ammar A. Javed and colleagues in September 2018. Below…
The Importance of Resection Margin Status in Pancreatic Surgery
The following study was recently published in the British Journal of Surgery and below is a summary of the article.…
An Activist and Survivor Shares Her Story
Lisa Eidelberg has been integral in raising funds for Nikki Mitchell Foundation’s “Country Boots Cancer” show, which is donating 100%…
David’s Story
In August of 2017, at age 55, I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Five years earlier my mom passed away from…