opinion to make sure you are aware
of your best options"
Fridman received
a
second-
year $50,000 grant from the Sky
Foundation for research he and
Crawford are investigating about
what
causes
pancreatic cancer
cells
deadly and resistant
to chemotherapy.
become
to
so
"I found it interesting
more
to
learn
about the clinical trials
using
immunotherapy as a treatment
for pancreatic cancer:' says Bluma
Schechter of Bloomfield Hills, a
board member and active volunteer
for the
Sky Foundation. «We were
given hope that evening that there
is some progress for early detection
of pancreatic
cancer
and that devel
that target genetic
drugs
changes are in clinical trials:'
Janice Steinhardt of Birmingham,
oping
new
event
co-chair, lost her husband to
pancreatic cancer about nine years
ago.
"Over the past five years, a
greater collaboratiee effort among
researchers has resulted in
more
time and money focused on the
early detection of pancreatic can
cer:' she said, "For instance, the
Sky Foundation provides the seed
money for grant applications to
NIH and other large resources. It
takes the support of many people to
keep these efforts moving forward"
The Sky Foundation [www.
skjfoundationinc.org] is a non
profit organization dedicated to
A full service agency providing
quality care for your loved ones.
raising funds to advance research
and increase awareness for the
early
detection and treatment of pancre
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by Sheila
Sky Kasselman, a local pancreatic
atic
cancer
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"The
only curative treatment
for this cancer is complete surgi
cal resection:' Kasselman said.
"Even so, fewer than 20 percent
of patients are candidates for sur
gery because the disease is usually
detected after it has spread. About
80
percent of patients "Who have
surgery- eventually relapse and die
from the disease"
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