Tag: pancreatic cancer
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County Corner: Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month was founded in 1999 by Pamela Acosta Marquardt, Paula Kim, and Terry Lierman, who founded the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCan). Their goal was to create a time specifically for honoring those living with pancreatic cancer. During Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, there are campaigns and…
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Health Matters: Diagnosing and Treating Pancreatic Cancer
By Elsa Pichardo, MD The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 62,000 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year, and one out of every 64 Americans will develop the disease in their lifetime. There often are no definitive signs that someone has pancreatic cancer, which is why alerting your doctor to any…
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Softball tournament proceeds benefit pancreatic cancer research at Rutgers Cancer Institute
Middlesex County’s yearly Pancreatic Cancer Co-Ed Softball Tournament raised another $1,000 for pancreatic cancer research. The event was hosted by the Middlesex County Office of Parks and Recreation, along with the Board of County Commissioners, on Sept. 18 at Thomas Edison Park in Edison, to increase community awareness about the disease and raise funds to…
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Middlesex County pancreatic cancer walk set for June 9
The Middlesex County Department of Public Safety and Health, Office of Health Services, will sponsor the 10th Annual Pancreatic Cancer 5K Run for the Cure and Cancer Awareness Walk on June 9 at Roosevelt Park in Edison. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. Runners will start at 9 a.m., and the walkers will follow shortly after. All funds raised…
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Pancreatic Cancer Walk in Edison June 10
The ninth annual Pancreatic Cancer 5K Run/Walk will be held at 9 a.m. on June 10 at Roosevelt Park, Roosevelt Drive in Edison. Middlesex County has held the annual walk and 5K run to raise funds for pancreatic cancer research. This event and a softball tournament held each summer have raised awareness and a total…
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Softball tournament follows run/walk event as fundraisers for pancreatic cancer research
EDISON — Supporters donated more than $27,000 for pancreatic cancer research during the recent “Run and Walk for a Cure,” and many more will support the cause during an upcoming softball fundraiser. The Middlesex County Office of Health Services and the Middlesex County Chronic Disease Coalition, in conjunction with the Edison Municipal Alliance, held the…