What is the purpose of the Pancreatic Cancer Research Map Web site?
The Pancreatic Cancer Research Map engages the entire pancreatic cancer community toward a common goal to eliminate suffering and death from this lethal cancer. This collaborative project involves public and private organizations that support pancreatic research and represents a unique and committed partnership of researchers, patients, families and physicians. Major purposes of the Map include: • The Pancreatic Cancer Research Map will facilitate collaborations among researchers in the pancreatic cancer research communities. The Map will help pancreatic cancer researchers identify what is happening in pancreatic cancer research and network with other researchers to help expedite collaborative arrangements. • The Pancreatic Cancer Research Map will provide a unified portfolio of cancer research, funding opportunities, and investigators. By combining the portfolios of leading government and private funding organizations, the Map allows interested parties to find, compare, and analyze in