The local affiliate of the Pancreatic Action Network is sponsoring an event this Saturday evening called An Evening of Hope.
A friend of mine, Jennifer, who lost her mother to pancreatic cancer is involved with this organization, and she updates me periodically on what is going on. She also goes to Washington D.C. once a year for a Pancreatic Action Network lobbying effort. I'm interested because my father died of pancreatic cancer.
One of the reasons I pay attention, besides the personal, is that pancreatic cancer research is woefully under-funded compared to other kinds of cancer. And, perhaps as a result of that, the survival statistics have not improved over the past 30 years. That's shameful.
Saturday's event sounds like a good one. Here are the details:
An Evening of Hope
Saturday, November 21, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center's Arnold Building
1100 Fairview Avenue N., Seattle
The speakers include Dr. Sunil Hingorani, Dr. Meg Mandelson, and Patient Power's Andrew Schorr. I don't know anything about that organization, Patient Power, but I've e-mailed Jennifer to ask for more info.
If you'd like to attend, please contact Joan Mabbutt at jmabbutt@pancanvolunteer.org.
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