Leading Nonprofit Highlights Importance of Knowing the Risks, Symptoms, and Early Detection Progress Needed to Improve Survival with the Help of Ambassadors including Melissa Gilbert and Miss America Madison Marsh Media Assets HERE Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month 2024 PSA LINK LOS ANGELES , Nov. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) is highlighting the importance of early detection of pancreatic cancer and knowing the risks and symptoms as part of this year's month-long campaign, " Change the Course ," kicking off today. Several key efforts will make up PanCAN's Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month plans: Digital and broadcast PSAs will run throughout the month, highlighting survivor and caregiver stories that demonstrate how early detection can change the course of pancreatic cancer and improve survival.
The campaign will also spotlight the latest early detection initiatives and outreach efforts to higher-risk communities, including the Ashkenazi Jewish population and the Black community, who are affected by the disease. Julie Fleshman, JD, MBA, president and CEO of PanCAN and Miss America Madison Marsh will visit Capitol Hill on November 14 to advocate for increasing the investment in the Pancreatic Cancer Research Program at the Department of Defense (DoD) to $25 million . They will be adding their voices alongside the broader cancer community who are calling on Congress to increase the base budget for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) .