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Our Mission
This Foundation is dedicated to raising awareness of Pancreatic Cancer and providing funding for research into the early detection and treatment of Pancreatic. We are committed to providing resources to the patients, families and friends of those touched by pancreatic cancer.
Our Vision
- Provide funds for the early detection and treatment of pancreatic cancer.
- Offer a forum for people whose lives have been touched by cancer to share their experience with others. Visit “When Cancer Touches Our Lives” to share your experiences as well as those of others.
- Provide resources for those affected to help them better understand this disease.
- Express a genuine care and concern with the patients, their families and friends.
Our Commitment
Early detection research and providing information to those whose lives have been touched by this terrible disease are our most important considerations.
We are committed to providing funding to research Institutions specifically for pancreatic cancer research.
We are committed to providing an outlet for you and others to share your experiences with others.
We will gather and provide the latest information about this disease.
Cancer costs the world nearly $1 trillion
By Aaron Smith, CNNMoney.com staff writer
August 17, 2010: 3:50 PM ET
http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/17/news/economy/cancer_cost/index.htm?section=money_latest
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Cancer researchers announced Tuesday that cancer costs the global economy nearly $900 billion a year -- more than any other cause of death.
The study, conducted by the American Cancer Society and Livestrong, shows that disability and premature deaths from cancer are greater costs to productivity and the economy than any other cause of death.
Cancer caused $895 billion in economic losses from premature death and disability in 2008, based on the most recent data available, announced researchers Dr. Rijo John and Dr. Hana Ross of the American Cancer Society.
"The lost years of life and productivity caused by cancer represent the single largest drain on national economies, compared to other causes of death, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases," the study said.
The study said the economic toll from cancer, projected to be the world's leading cause of death, was 20% higher than heart disease, which caused $753 billion worth of economic losses in 2008.
And this is just the indirect cost. The study does not include direct medical costs, "which would further increase, and possibly double, the total economic cost caused by cancer."
The study said that lung, bronchial and tracheal cancers are the most costly, accounting for $180 billion of the world tally. These types of respiratory cancers are on track to kill eight million people annually by 2030, the study said.
In addition to lung cancer, colon/rectal and breast cancer are also among the costliest forms of the disease, the study said, particularly in high-income countries. In low-income countries, cancers of the mouth, cervix and breast tend to be the costliest.