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New statistics published by the Lancet Oncology show the 5-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer to have risen to a record high, 7.9%, in the UK.*Read More
on 4th February
Researchers at the University of Cardiff have discovered a cell type in the body’s immune system that could help to treat cancer. The cell is a type of T-cell, normally produced by the body that helps to recognise and kill…Read More
on 21st January
Last Thursday the Conservative party won a landslide result in the general election. The prime minister, Boris Johnson, along with the rest of the party will now have five years to deliver the promises made in their manifesto and begin…Read More
on 20th December
An exciting new research study (published 6th December) by researchers in Israel has found a possible new treatment for pancreatic cancer, a small molecule called PJ34. When this molecule was injected into mice it caused pancreatic cancer cells to stop…Read More
on 10th December
We are so grateful to our Patrons and Ambassadors and community volunteers for supporting this campaign! It is fantastic to see some new faces supporting Pancreatic Cancer Action too, helping us to really raise the profile of the disease. Dr…Read More
on 27th November
The Glasgow Precision Oncology Laboratory (GPOL) at the University of Glasgow has developed a series of tests called an assay for all types of cancer. The cancer test are designed specifically to allow doctors to give personalised treatments to patients…Read More
on 5th November
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…Read More
on 1st October
A study is taking place to test the accuracy of a potential urine test for pancreatic cancer. This is in part thanks to £1.6million of funding from the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund (PCRF). The team of researchers is being led…Read More
on 25th September
A newly published study reveals that cancer patients in the UK still face worse survival rates than other comparable high-income countries. Pancreatic Cancer Action is calling for specific policy targets for pancreatic cancer as survival rates for the disease are…Read More
on 12th September
The UK’s first convergence science centre has opened in the UK! This will bring together scientists from multiple research areas to investigate new cancer treatment paths, including a treatment for pancreatic cancer. Cancer Research UK have teamed up with the…Read More
on 12th August