Today, on World Pancreatic Cancer Day, Pancreatic Cancer Action have launched a bold campaign; ‘This isn’t what you think it is! #PancreasNotPenis’ after a survey revealed that almost a quarter of the UK incorrectly identified the pancreas as a penis. We are launching the #PancreasNotPenis campaign at…
on 18th November 2019
Almost 10,000 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the UK every year, more than one person an hour. We believe in promoting the early diagnosis of the disease, so that more patients are diagnosed in time for potentially curative…
on 31st October 2019
According to our recent survey*, the UK public has a worryingly low knowledge of the pancreas and pancreatic cancer, with 69% knowing nothing about the disease and 74% not being able to name a single symptom. What’s more, concerningly, around…
on 1st October 2019
We are delighted to announce that our Founder & CEO, Ali Stunt has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Encouragement of the Arts, Manufacture and Commerce (RSA). The RSA has been in existence since 1754…
on 20th September 2019
Make A Free Will Online During Remember a Charity Week we are delighted to have partnered with Make A Will Online to be able to offer our supporters the chance to make their free Will in a few simple steps.…
on 10th September 2019
During August we'll be showing our supporters, friends and partnerships a glimpse into the world of Team PCA, through our Q&A: #WeArePCA Have you ever wondered what we do here at PCA each day? You might want to know why…
on 12th August 2019
We were thrilled to be welcomed back to the Recognition of Excellence (RoE) awards as charity partners! [caption id="attachment_50798" align="alignright" width="360"] Ali Stunt speaking at the RoE awards[/caption] On Tuesday 25th June, Ali Stunt (our founder, CEO and 12 year…
on 27th June 2019
This June we will be launching three of our key initiatives in Northern Ireland at the same time. We will be raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer with the public, GPs and Pharmacy teams with the…
on 15th May 2019
As a charity whose core focus is on early diagnosis, we are thrilled to hear today that Pancreatic Cancer UK (PCUK) are investing £750,000 into developing the first simple test for pancreatic cancer by 2024. Currently, pancreatic cancer is diagnosed…
on 1st May 2019
We are Pancreatic Cancer Action, a small but mighty team who have been taking action against pancreatic cancer through early diagnosis for almost a decade across the UK. Currently, pancreatic cancer is the UK’s fifth biggest cancer killer, but we…
on 1st May 2019