Your Dollars at Work
On October 22nd-23rd, the Pancreas Club met (virtually) to review 63 research abstracts from all over the world. The club…
A Wedding to Remember
Nikki Mitchell Foundation has always enjoyed having the River Dan golf team on the course at Jamey Johnson’s Homecoming Benefit.…
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.…