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PCCF Scholarship Recipient Set to Graduate in May 2012

The Patrick Comer Courage Foundation is celebrating Tim Barrett this spring. Tim will be graduating from Saint John's High School and will be the first Patrick Comer Foundation Scholarship recipient from Worcester’s Nativity School to graduate from Saint John’s.

Jim Comer, representing the PCCF on January 26th (pictured) said, "We are so very proud of Tim and what he has accomplished."

Please take a moment to review all of our grant and scholarship recipients. The PCCF looks forward to continuing its scholastic funding efforts in the future.

Become Aware of the Dangers of Pancreatic Cancer

Did you know that pancreatic cancer ranks just 11th in National Cancer Institute spending despite being the 4th leading cause of cancer death? Each year, more than 37,000 Americans are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer; more than 33,000 die, making pancreatic cancer more deadly than prostate and close to breast cancer. The five year survival is less than 5 percent.

Know the signs... Pancreatic cancer is silent and sneaky. There are no early detection methods. Here are some of the risk factors and symptoms:

Family history of pancreatic cancer
Lack of appetite, sudden weight loss
Sudden onset diabetes or a sudden change in blood sugar control in diabetes
Change of color in urine or stool
Indigestion, nausea, vomiting
Abdominal/Back pain
Chronic pancreatitis
Jaundice
Fatigue

"Living with cancer often begins as an individual journey, but it doesn’t necessarily have to end that way." - Mr. Jim Comer

To learn more about this specific type of cancer, and to learn how you can become more involved in helping to fight it, contact the Pancreatic Cancer Alliance.

Recent News:

05/06/12 - The PCCF proudly presented its second quarter 2012 grant to City of Hope, the renowned NCI Comprehensive Cancer Care Center in Duarte, CA.

> Q2-2012: City of Hope

4/30/12 - Final pictures from the 2012 PCCF Challenge Cup have been posted.

> Final Challenge Cup Pics

2/15/12 - Initial pictures from the 2012 PCCF Challenge Cup are available!

> Initial Challege Cup Pics

2/3/12 - Review the moving story of Bob Sweeney and his family's fight against cancer.

> A Moving Q4 Grant

12/7/11 - On Wednesday December 7th at the Pancreatic Cancer Alliance meeting at UMass Memorial Hospital, Jim Comer presented Dr. Giles Whalen a grant from the Patrick Comer Courage Foundation.

> UMass Memorial Grant PDF

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