Empowering Advocacy: Teona Ducre’s Journey with Pancreatic Cancer

Teona Ducre is a pancreatic cancer survivor who uses her personal journey to raise awareness about the disease, particularly within the Black community. Diagnosed in 2016, she empowers individuals to advocate for themselves and emphasizes the importance of early detection. As a member of PanCAN’s Survivor Council Alumni, she promotes genetic and biomarker testing to improve treatment outcomes and assess familial risk, appearing in public service campaigns to amplify her mission.

In celebration of National Survivor Month this episode is dedicated to Survivor Kay Kays who was diagnosed in 1994