Project Purple Podcast

On this week’s episode of the project purple podcast, we’re joined by 33-year-old survivor Rich Serrano who shares the story of his journey with pancreatic cancer. After receiving testing and scans at a walk-in clinic with abdominal pain and jaundice, Rich received a call that would change his life forever; “You need to go to the emergency room right now,” he was told. Since then, Rich has dealt w...

In this week’s episode, we’re joined by two-time Hodgkins Lymphoma survivor, writer, artist, and advocate Chelsey Gomez. In this wide-reaching episode, we discuss Chelsey’s cancer story, some of her best advice to patients and caregivers, the language surrounding cancer, and much more. As the owner of the brand “Ohyouresotough,” Chelsey creates humorous and nontraditional art and gifts for cancer...

On this week’s episode, we sat down with Program Director Vin Kampf to discuss two major fundraising events - Our 2nd Annual Project Purple Golf Classic for Pancreatic Cancer and Push Pull for Pancreatic Cancer 2022! For all of our golf fans, we’re teeing off against pancreatic cancer at the beautiful Shorehaven Golf Club in Norwalk, CT on June 6th. And if fitness is your thing, you can join us at...

On this week’s episode, we discussed how to be a better patient advocate and caregiver with Erin Galyean, author of “Badass Advocate: Becoming The Champion Your Seriously Ill Loved One Deserves.” Galyean went into detail on her own family’s cancer battles and where she learned how to be a patient advocate herself. She also shared some incredibly valuable advice that hits close to home for our panc...

On this week's episode, we're joined by Dr. Michael Pishvaian as he shares insight into the life-saving work he is doing at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Pishvain is a medical oncologist and Associate Professor of Oncology with a unique perspective on the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

On this week's episode, we're joined by Dr. Jonathan Brody as he shares insight into the life-saving work he is doing at Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Jonathan Brody is the Vice Chair of Research for the Dept. of Surgery and is the Associate Director of Translational Research of the Brenden-Colson Pancreatic Center for Patient Care.

Join us as we continue to look back at how some of our guests from over 4 years of podcasting answered one of our favorite questions: "How do you define pancreatic cancer?" Clips in this episode include wisdom from Jamie Turner, Chris Joseph, Crystal Barnett, Michele Miller, Dan Hawthorne, and Ryan & Brooke Dwars.

On this week's episode, we look back at how some of our guests from over 4 years of podcasting answered one of our favorite questions: "How do you define pancreatic cancer?" It's a simple but loaded question that has produced some of our favorite soundbites and pieces of wisdom. Clips in this episode include wisdom from Glenn Gaither, Byrony Thomas, Joel Evans, Allen Taylor, Robin Schroeder, Jille...

For this special episode, we dug through 4 years of interviews to provide a look back at some of the best advice we've received from some of the guests we've had on the Project Purple Podcast. Clips in this episode come from our interviews with Jillene Bertolini, Karen Griffin, Joel Evans, and Jamie Turner.

For this special episode, we dug through 4 years of interviews to provide a look back at some of the signs & symptoms of pancreatic cancer experienced by some of the guests we've had on the Project Purple Podcast. Clips in this episode come from our interviews with Glenn Gaither, Karen Griffin, Bryony Thomas, Steve Urchek, & Robin Schroeder.

In this week's episode, survivor Laura Anderson shares the story of her battle with pancreatic cancer. At 33 years old, the Edinburgh, Scotland native was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor on her pancreas. Today, she is continuing to battle, largely thanks to her positive mindset.

In this week's episode, pancreatic and breast cancer survivor Kelly Bradbury shares the story of her battle with pancreatic cancer.

In this week's episode, psychologist Dan Hawthorne, Ph. D. shares the story of his battle with pancreatic cancer.

On this week's episode, we're recapping some of our episodes from January and early February while keeping you updated on some Project Purple news and current pancreatic cancer events.

Adryana Aldeen has been a consultant on intergovernmental and public relations, networking, business marketing, and Hispanic issues and a public policy commentator on television and radio networks. When she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, her life changed forever. On this week's episode, she shares the story of her battle with pancreatic cancer and some of her valuable advice for cancer figh...

Cynthia Hayes, cancer survivor and author of The Big Ordeal: Understanding and Managing the Psychological Turmoil of Cancer, joins us again to kick off a new segment discussing the mental and emotional effects of cancer. This week, she and Dino discuss an overview of why cancer is so emotional and what to expect. For more information on Cynthia's book, visit: https://thebigordeal.com/ To buy her b...

On this week's episode, we're joined by pancreatic cancer survivor and advocate Bryony Thomas from the UK. Thomas shares her story of battling pancreatic cancer with a strong emphasis on the advocacy work she is doing now - particularly in spreading awareness of the links between digestive health and pancreatic cancer. As Thomas explains it, "Silent cancers are not silent. They whisper. You just n...

In this week's episode, pancreatic and cancer survivor Michele Miller shares the story of her battle with pancreatic cancer as a BRCA2 carrier.

In this week's episode, we're joined by Dr. Harsha Rajasimha to discuss how the work is doing at Jeeva Informatics (https://jeevatrials.com/) has the potential to make groundbreaking strides in the clinical research space.

Join us on this week's episode Dino previews the events that are coming up in 2022!

On this weeks episode, Dino, Vin, and Marci look back at some of their favorite parts of 2021 and reflect on a big year for Project Purple.

This week, we're joined by practicing physicain and conductor of potentially life-saving research, Dr. Vasu Sunkara, MD PhD. Learn more about Dr. Sunkara's work in the groundbreaking field of duct ligation which may slow the spread of tumors in some pancreatic cancer cases on episode 183 of the Project Purple Podcast.

On this week's episode, Dino reflects on a great November for Project Purple and all of our programs - sharing the highlights and providing a sneak peek into the holidays and 2022.

On this week's episode, Dino, Marci, and Vin recap the 2021 NYC marathon and share their favorite sites, scenes, and moments from race weekend.

On this week's episode, we're joined by pancreatic cancer survivor Ryan Dwars and his wife, Brooke. The Iowa City couple tells the story of Ryan's battle and provides some valuable wisdom for others who are dealing with pancreatic cancer.