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FDA expands access to pancreatic cancer drug helping patients like Ben Sasse

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The Food and Drug Administration said it will allow some pancreatic cancer patients to receive access to a promising drug, even before it is officially approved for use.  The medication, daraxonrasib, is a pill taken three times a day. The drug blocks a signal that causes cancer cells to grow non-stop. Drugmaker Revolution Medicine reported … Read more

Extended interview: Ben Sasse on lessons for America

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The former Nebraska senator has metastatic pancreatic cancer. He spoke with 60 Minutes’ Scott Pelley about where America has been and where it could still go. Editor’s note: The video above is an extended version of the interview that was broadcast on 60 Minutes on Sunday, April 26, 2026. This extended version was condensed for clarity. … Read more

Former Sen. Ben Sasse, dying of cancer, reflects on family, faith and the future of America

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Ben Sasse would like a final word. At the age of 54, the former U.S. senator of Nebraska is dying of pancreatic cancer. But a new drug is giving him extra time — time to hear his appeal for reason in Washington and community at home. Sasse is a conservative Republican of independent thought. With … Read more

Former Sen. Ben Sasse, living with terminal cancer, sees an opportunity in living on a deadline

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Cancer has forced former Sen. Ben Sasse to tell himself the truth, he said.  The 54-year-old, diagnosed late last year with stage-four pancreatic cancer, has already lived longer than doctors expected. He sees an opportunity in living on a deadline.  “The lie I want to tell myself is that I’m the center of everything. And … Read more

Ben Sasse on the Senate’s “smack-down nonsense” and his wish for America

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Late last year, former Sen. Ben Sasse was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given three to four months to live. Now, he’s on “extended time” — and he wants to spend some of his remaining time talking about “bigger stuff.” In an interview with “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley and a town hall hosted by … Read more