Patient and Caregiver Resources

• The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network– Offers patient support services, education, grants and research funding, and advocacy.
• The Lustgarten Foundation - Offers patient support services, education, grants and research funding, and advocacy.
• www.pancreatica.org - The purpose of this site is to serve as a worldwide gathering point on the Internet for the latest news and disinterested information in regard to clinical trials and other responsible medical care in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Additionally, our aim is to present impartial knowledge about pancreatic cancer where interested parties can sort through a large amount of information efficiently in order to give a sense of the range of existing treatment options, to aid patient/doctor partnerships, and thus to help optimize personal treatment strategies.
• The Johns Hopkins Message Board – An online community supporting pancreatic cancer patients and their loved ones
• American Cancer Society
• National Cancer Institute - Pancreatic Cancer - The NCI's Pancreatic Cancer Page
• Pancreas Cancer Home Page - Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (USA) The web site includes detailed information about pancreatic cancer including pages on surgery, research, genetics, labs and facilities at Johns Hopkins.
• What You Need to Know About Cancer of the Pancreas- Patient's booklet (National Cancer Institute, USA) This site contains information about the disease, diagnosis, staging, and treatment options.
• Patient's information for Pancreatic (exocrine) Cancer (CancerNet) Information about the disease, staging, and treatment overviews. It is reviewed each month by a panel of medical experts.