Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers – 91%. There are no early detection tests, no curative treatments, and the mortality rate has not improved since the United States declared the War on Cancer in 1971.
The Facts
Organizations that provide resources for patients and families affected by pancreatic cancer:
January 9, 2018
New American Society data reveals that despite falling cancer rates, pancreatic cancer death rates continue to rise.
Only 9% of pancreatic cancer patients live 5-years or more.
The current approach is NOT working.
We need HARPA to develop capabilities for disease detection, treatments & cures.
June 25, 2018
A segment from “The Patients Are Waiting: How HARPA Will Change Lives Now”
November 15, 2018
FoxBusiness.com published an op-ed written by our board member, Sandi Wright, about the economic and societal benefits of HARPA, the Health Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Here is a brief excerpt:
“We all have something to gain from the success of an innovative health establishment that is required to push the boundaries of modern research and treatment. Even though DARPA’s mission for the last 60 years has been to develop capabilities for national security, its collaborative research led to household products as profound as the Internet and as superficial as the Roomba. What might exist in 60 years because of HARPA: a pill that prevents cancer? Eye drops that make UV light visible? An immunotherapy treatment to thwart pancreatic cancer for those identified to be at risk?” – Sandi Drucker Wright
The Suzanne Wright Foundation is dedicated to driving urgency and action in the fight against pancreatic cancer—the most deadly of all major cancers. 91% of patients die. This is an emergency. This is #CodePurple.
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