Elizabeth O’Connor was 31 when doctors diagnosed her with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The diagnosis came just two weeks after having her second child.
“There’s lots of data that regular screening is associated with a mortality benefit, a mortality benefit of 20 to 30 percent.”
Dr. Anton Bilchik Hopes His Work on the SU2C Colorectal Cancer Health Equity Dream Team Improves Outcomes
A study recently published in the journal Gut Microbes suggests that spinach affects your gut microbiota (or microbiome) in a way that could eventually lower your colon cancer risk by inhibiting the growth of polyps.
Lung cancer is currently the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women in the US. In this inspiring interview, we speak to former NFL player Chris Draft about his involvement in lung cancer advocacy, how to help raise awareness, and his collaboration with SU2C as a patient advocate.
Healthcare screenings and clinical trial enrollment were battered by the pandemic. But the well-known celebrity-backed Stand Up To Cancer non-profit, along with pharma and advocacy partners, has been working to reverse that and make up lost ground, by stepping up awareness campaigns.
“My story is so unusual. You never hear about long-term survivors.”
Actors Tiffany Haddish And Marlon Wayans Join Pancreatic Cancer Battle With New PSA Supporting Clinical Trials: ‘We Can Save More Lives’
To bring awareness to this potentially deadly disease as well as to draw attention to pancreatic cancer clinical trials, comedians Marlon Wayans and Tiffany Haddish have teamed up to lend their voices to The Pancreatic Cancer Collective‘s new PSA campaign.
