The National Pancreas Foundation (NPF) is the only foundation dedicated to patients who are suffering from all forms of pancreas disease – pediatric pancreatitis, acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. A National Patient Registry is being developed for individuals suffering the isolating and debilitating conditions associated with pancreatic disease.
The NPF has 24 state chapters and provides physician education including a fellows program and CME activities, patient educational resources and funds research grants. To fulfill its mission, the NPF raises and manages a charitable foundation from which grants are made directly to researchers seeking to resolve the challenging medical problems of pancreatic diseases.
The NPF designates and works with NPF Centers of Excellence including 52 NPF Pancreatitis Centers such as Yale Center for Pancreatic Disease, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Saint Louis University/SLU Care Center for Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases; and 31 NPF Pancreatic Cancer Centers including Georgetown University – Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center/ John Theurer Cancer Center, The Pancreas Center at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
February 12, 2021
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On behalf of the National Pancreas Foundation, Dr. Andrew M. Lowy offers background on treatments and outcomes for pancreatic cancer.
January 24, 2021
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On behalf of the National Pancreas Foundation, CURE spoke with Dr. Michael Goggin, from Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Tom Birsic, an executive board member since the organization’s inception, about living with pancreatic cancer.
November 10, 2020
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On behalf of the National Pancreas Foundation, Dr. Diane Simeone offers insight into early detection options for those at increased risk of pancreatic cancer, including surveillance and screening.
October 09, 2020
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CURE spoke with representatives of the National Pancreas Foundation on the basics of pancreatic cancer - from early screening to genomic and non-genomic risk factors.
November 14, 2018
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A patient advocate goes through the three steps of genetic testing.
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