PanCAN's vision is to create a world in which all patients with pancreatic cancer will thrive. Our mission is to take bold action to improve the lives of everyone impacted by pancreatic cancer by advancing scientific research, building community, sharing knowledge, and advocating for patients.

For more than two decades, we've  grown a nationwide movement tackling the disease from all angles. We fund transformative research - everything from early detection to innovative new treatment approaches. We provide information about treatment options, diet and nutrition, support resources and more, and we can answer all your questions along the way. We work with thousands of grassroots advocates to urge Congress to increase federal research funding for pancreatic cancer, and we get results.

Thanks to PanCAN's approach to fighting pancreatic cancer, the survival rate reached double digits in 2020. In 2023, it increased to 12%. Now we're working to get to 20% by 2030 through funding scientific research, disrupting the traditional pancreatic cancer clinical trials system with our own new approach, leading an early detection initiative and more. 

Since our first PurpleStride Delaware in 2010, we have raised almost $1 million across the state to help change the lives of pancreatic cancer patients and their families.