Things Got Better — 2026-10-04

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Thousands walk 3 miles at Jones Beach to raise funds for pancreatic cancer research

This is a hopeful moment in pancreatic cancer research, Tantawi said. A new drug, Daraxonrasib (whose brand name is Rasonque, made by Revolution Medicine) was approved by the FDA in August. In a clinical trial, researchers found the drug doubled survival times for patients with previously treated metastatic cancer, compared with chemotherapy.

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Thousands walk 3 miles at Jones Beach to raise funds for pancreatic cancer research

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