Pancreatic Cancer

Randy Pausch's Last Lecture Blew You away -- Now He Has a Book

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 04.07.2008 | Living


Jesse Kornbluth

Colleges often ask beloved professors to give 'last' lectures. But at Carnegie Mellon, one was for real -- at 46, Randy Pausch was dying.

Patrick Swayze Fights Pancreatic Cancer

Jordan Safirstein, MD | Posted 03.10.2008 | Entertainment


Jordan Safirstein, MD

Swayze is in for a tough fight but his relatively young age of 55 will serve him well as will the early diagnosis.

Why Is Pancreatic Cancer So Deadly?

Huffington Post | Verena von Pfetten | Posted 03.07.2008 | Living


As we're sure you've heard, actor Patrick Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and, according to the National Enquirer, given 5 weeks to live. ...

Lessons From A Life Cut Short

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Mark Roth | Posted 09.20.2007 | Living


Randy Pausch set the tone early on yesterday at his farewell lecture at Carnegie Mellon University. "If I don't seem as depressed or morose as I shou...