Mark Nye describes being diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer, before undergoing treatment and being offered a Whipple procedure, this is his story. My Pancreatic Cancer Journey My name is Mark Nye. I am a 54-year-old male from Perth Western Australia.…
on 5th July 2019
Me and My Pancreas I had a distal pancreatectomy in January 2009 to remove a tumour from my pancreas followed by seventeen sessions of chemotherapy.. I was very surprised to learn afterwards the severity of the illness but taking a…
on 2nd July 2019
Valerie began experiencing symptoms whilst at her brothers funeral, before later being admitted to hospital to find out that she did in fact have pancreatic cancer. This is her story. It was July 2009. We had just come back from…
on 30th June 2019
Nigel describes undergoing an emergency Whipple procedure to remove his pancreatic cancer, and later being told that he would only live for another year. My pancreatic cancer story began in December 2013 in Australia where I live with my wife,…
on 29th June 2019
You might have seen the trailers and posters for the upcoming Felicity Jones movie, On the Basis of Sex, which recounts the life story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. You might already know that Ruth is one of the most influential…
on 8th March 2019
Louise Gillespie, from Aberdeen, was diagnosed with neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer in September 2015 which is a rare form of the disease. In the UK, pancreatic cancer affects 1 in 6,500 people and only 4 in every 100 cases of…
on 7th March 2019
You may have heard of pancreatic cancer before, however, it is actually classed as a rare disease. Shockingly, under 7% of people diagnosed with the disease will survive just 5 years. This is due to the symptoms being vague and…
on 28th February 2019
In 2014, we launched the UK's first pancreatic cancer awareness advertising campaign, titled: I Wish I Had. The campaign was hugely successful, reaching over 20 million people in the UK alone and millions more across the globe. The focus of…
on 19th February 2019
We’d like to take a moment to thank everybody who has been involved in our Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month campaign, People of PanCan. By sharing your stories, you really have helped to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer. Whether it has…
on 29th November 2018
Whether you're a patient, a family member or a friend; pancreatic cancer can be a difficult word to hear and can affect lots of people in different ways. People of PanCan is a way to tell your story that will…
on 2nd November 2018