he Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research (www.lustgartenfoundation.
org) is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the
diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of pancreatic cancer. The foundation
was established in the summer of 1998 by Marc Lustgarten, Vice Chairman of
Cablevision Systems Corporation, who lost his battle with pancreatic cancer the
following year at the age of 52. The Lustgarten Foundation continues the work
that Marc started on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of people whose lives
will be affected by pancreatic cancer. To date, the Lustgarten Foundation has
funded nearly $4.5 million in pancreatic cancer research