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2020 Michigan Emmys Nominates Front Lines Film

Those on the Front Lines of Cancer is a film that aired on PBS in 2019, directed and produced by Keith Famie. This production talks about real-time stories of cancer patients with those on the front-line of researching cures. The newest approaches will be examined, including advancements being made in chemotherapy and holistic medicine. Sheila Kasselman is one of the movie’s Executive Producers and has a special segment in the film representing pancreatic cancer.

This extraordinary documentary has been nominated for the 2020 Michigan Emmys as best “Documentary – Topical” & “Health/Science – Program/Special”.

The 42ND ANNUAL MICHIGAN REGIONAL EMMY™AWARDS will be airing virtually on June 20th at 7pm. Please check their website for updates on this virtual experience.

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Like all cells in the body, cancerous cells need nutrients and energy to survive, which presents researchers with an opportunity

Samantha Kasselman began working in the University of Michigan Pancreatic Cancer Research Lab since 2018. She has followed in her

How is Sky Foundation Taking Action? Michigan has been ordered to Shelter-in-place as of Tuesday, March 24th. Sky Foundation takes

Sheila Announced as Crain’s Notable Women in Health 2020

Sheila Kasselman takes Sky Foundation personally. She founded the nonprofit in 2008 while recovering from pancreatic cancer surgery. The foundation seeks to find an early detection method that increases survival rates of those with pancreatic

PanCAN wrote a phenomenal article on our founder, Sheila Sky Kasselman. You can visit PanCAN's website for more information and

By Jean M. Stenger, CPA Consider donating appreciated stock from your investment portfolio instead of cash. Your tax benefits from

Pancreatic Cancer has only been able to reach a five-year survival rate for patients living up to five years after

Summary Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, the most common type of pancreatic cancer, is a notoriously lethal disease. Findings from a study of rare

Searching For A Cure

Sheila Sky Kasselman was a doting grandmother enjoying life when she started to feel depressed. “I also lost a ton of weight. I was nauseous all the time. I became diabetic. And then I wasn’t

Sheila Sky Kasselman was diagnosed and treated for pancreatic cancer 12 years ago. Because of that she was determined to

The news, coming during the court's summer recess, is the second cancer scare for Ginsburg in the last year. In

Pancreatic cancer makes up just 3 percent of all cancers in America. But with a one-year survival rate of just 20 percent (and five-year

Effective and affordable screening protocols for pancreatic cancer do not yet exist. In fact, most people don’t visit a doctor

Alex Trebek Gives Fans Health Update

As we all know, the beloved "Jeporady!" host, Alex Trebek announced his diagnosis of Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer on March 6th 2019. After waiting anxiously to hear an update on how he's doing he gives

Researchers are finding new leads to an earlier detection of pancreatic cancer diagnoses. Protein Kinase C (PKC) enzymes are crucial

Oakland County Exec. L Brooks Patterson has announced his diagnoses of stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He intends to fight this

My initial contact with Sky Foundation was at an informational meeting hosted by friends of Sheila Sky Kasselman. The meeting

Large-scale Molecular Profiling Reveals Clues About Pancreatic Tumors and Cysts

Dr. Singhi is a surgical pathologist with sub-specialty training in gastrointestinal, liver, and pancreatobiliary pathology. His diagnostic expertise includes both neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of the gastrointestinal system, liver, biliary tract, pancreas and peritoneum. The

Alex Trebek has stage 4 pancreatic cancer: Common questions about disease Content originally from Detroit Free Press on March 6,

"Can a drug used to treat other diseases help pancreatic cancer patients who are not disease-free after surgery to remove

After a professional career in libraries and book publishing, Christine joined her husband Richard Jeryan as a pro bono weaver

Tongue Bacteria May be an Indicator for Early-Stage Pancreatic Cancer

It is so hard to detect Pancreatic Cancer because the symptoms are so vague in the beginning. Could you imagine if you could detect this disease before catostrophic measures need to be taken? With the

"In September of 2007, I was found to have a very small tumor at the head of the pancreas, which

Neil Young was only 38 when he passed away from pancreatic cancer. He was incredibly loving, compassionate and generous. That's

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Stephanie K. Dougan, PhD Associate Professor of Immunology, Harvard Medical School | Investigator, Cancer Immunology & Virology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Seed Grant Success Story

https://vimeo.com/258798500 Karmanos Asfar Azmi, Ph.D., secures R01 grant for research into treating metastatic pancreatic cancer The path to receiving the RO1 grant was made possible in part by the Sky Foundation Inc., which provided initial

A Decade of Success for Sky Read our Winter Newsletter

Sky Foundation is proud to have our very own board member, Monica Barbour, Esq., recognized for Notable Woman Lawyer in