Pancreatic cancer news

Throughout 2020 and beyond, Pancreatic Cancer Action is excited to be collaborating with various groups to research the link between pancreatic cancer and diabetes. We will be funding and taking part in two research projects aiming to identify an opportunity…Read More

Becky Rice

on 13th March

A recent survey revealed that a worrying number of people in the UK would put off going to the doctors for reasons such as being embarrassed or not having enough time. Even when experiencing Jaundice, a life threatening condition, only…Read More

Issy Smith

on 6th March

Ground-breaking research has discovered that proteins found in the foot-and-mouth disease virus, could hold the key to tackling Pancreatic Cancer.Read More

Jack McQuillan

on 17th February

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

Lucy Constable

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

Nicolas Ramsey

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

Becky Rice

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

Becky Rice

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

Issy Smith

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

Becky Rice

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

Lucy Constable

on 1st October