Rohit Sharma

Rohit’s Pancreatitis Story: My Experience with Pancreatic Enzymes (PERT)

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I read Liz’s blog and her journey with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) resonated with my own experience. The one difference – since the diagnosis, seven years and counting – I continue to calibrate my enzyme dosage. Here is my experience with pancreatic enzymes. My first (diagnosed) acute pancreatitis attack happened in 1998 and I was […]

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Pancreatitis Diagnosis: Living With Pancreatitis

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s0xKVDX8qY On Mission: Cure’s March 10th, 2021 webinar, Interventional Gastroenterologist and Endosonographer Dr. Eli Penn of Atrium-Navicent Health System discussed best practices for patients who are searching for an accurate diagnosis that explains their gastrointestinal symptoms. Melissa Mutz, a wife, mother, and chronic pancreatitis survivor, shares her story and walks us through how to achieve

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Elizabeth’s Pancreatitis Story: My Experience with Pancreatic Enzymes and Pancreatitis

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My journey with pancreatitis started when I was about 10 years old. Throughout my years in school (elementary, middle and high school), I was misdiagnosed with a “sensitive stomach.” My pain was not taken seriously by doctors. I was sent to several counselors while I was in college because, despite my symptoms, doctors believed that

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Patient Advocacy Resources

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Explore patient advocacy resources from organizations focusing on access to care and treatment to transportation services. Explore more patient financials resources Patient Advocacy Resources Air Charity Network Air Charity Network provides access for people in need who are seeking free air transportation to specialized health care facilities or distant destinations due to family, community, or national crisis. Air Charity

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Discovering and Advancing the World’s First Treatments for Chronic Pancreatitis with Healx

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We are elated to announce that Healx, an AI-powered technology company that shares our passion for patient-centered care, has chosen to team up with Mission: Cure to help find a cure for chronic pancreatitis! Mission: Cure was chosen from among many rare disease organizations to be part of Healx’s Rare Treatment Accelerator Program (RTA) with

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Exceptional Pancreatitis Care Providers

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During our 2020 Moments of Hope party, we asked patients to submit the names of care providers that gave them a Moment of Hope during their disease journey. Pancreatitis is a commonly misunderstood disease, even in the medical community. New science has revealed that chronic pancreatitis is not caused by alcoholism, but rather a combination of environmental and genetic factors –

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التهاب البنكرياس والكحول: ما الذي حقا يربطهما؟

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هو مرض معقد ومجهول من نواحي عديدة. بدأنا أخيرا بالحصول على بعض الإجابات،  ولكن الأبحاث لا تزال تمهيديًة للغاية، وهذا دليل على مدى حاجتنا إلى تعلم المزيد. حيث أصبح واضحا وبشكل متزايد أن التهاب البنكرياس المزمن (CP) يسببه عوامل متعددة. وتختلف هذه العوامل من مريض إلى آخر وفي كيفية تفاعل هذه العوامل مع بعضها البعض.

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Mission: Cure Co-Founder Eric Golden Elected Chair of CAPER Board

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The Collaborative Alliance for Pancreatic Education and Research (CAPER) Board of Directors is delighted to announce the election of Eric Golden as Chair of the CAPER Board.  Mr. Golden is the Founder and Managing Director of Fluential Partners, LLC, a boutique investment bank.  Previously, he has served in roles ranging from CEO of a startup

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New Pancreatic Cancer Screening Guidelines: What Pancreatitis Patients Need to Know

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Having chronic pancreatitis increases the risk of pancreatic cancer. According to Dr. Randall Brand, Gastroenterologist and head of the early pancreatic cancer detection program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, people with chronic pancreatitis have approximately a five percent chance of developing pancreatic cancer over a 20-year period. [1] However, recent research has shown

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Drug Development With a Patient Focus

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Pancreatitis Externally-Led Patient-Focused Drug Development Meeting Mission: Cure was one of many patient advocacy nonprofit organizations that participated in the development of the very first Voice of the Patient Report, a months-long project led by the National Pancreas Foundation. In March, during the Patient-Focused Drug Development (PFDD) meeting, Co-Founder and pancreatitis patient Eric Golden shared

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