Pansies for Progress: Join Bemis Farms Nurseries in supporting the Pancreatic Cancer Alliance. Buy pansies on April 24-25 and a portion of the sales will be donated to support groundbreaking research to fight pancreatic cancer at UMass Medical School in Worcester. For more information visit: www.PancreaticAlliance.org. Pancreatic cancer is the 4^th leading cause of death in the US. Each year 37,000 Americans will die, making it more deadly than prostate and close to breast cancer. Five year survival is less than 5%. There are no early detection methods.