“My motto was to do as much as I could, as soon as I could, and for as long as I could”
Dr Cliff Pettifor provides us with an update on his health.
on 6th May 2022
10+ Years Survivor
“The first lot of chemotherapy didn’t work”
June Simpson shares with us her experiences as a pancreatic cancer patient.
on 27th December 2021
Ali Stunt- Survivor Story
Read the survivor story of our Founder & CEO, Ali Stunt.
on 23rd February 2021
“I know I am very lucky but I have no idea why this has happened to me”
Yvonne was just 56 when she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2008. She was a headteacher in a small village school and never took time off work. Yvonne was diagnosed with proctitis, a type of ulcerative colitis in…
on 20th March 2020
Yvonne – 10 Year Survivor
This November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month and throughout the month we will be sharing a series of stories written by survivors of the disease. This is Yvonne's survivor story. “I know I am very lucky to survive pancreatic cancer…
on 5th November 2019
Patient Story: Liz
Liz was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in April 2012. She was only 48. Her doctors in the UK prescribed palliative care which led her to seek a second opinion in Heidelberg, Germany. On the 9th March 2012, I had been…
on 29th September 2019
Patient Story: Graham
Graham describes how he went from being a fit and healthy man living with IBS, to being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and undergoing life changing surgery. This is my journey from diagnosis until present day. I am just an ordinary…
on 29th August 2019
Patient Stories: Paul
Paul was diagnosed with in-operable pancreatic cancer in 2006, however, after undergoing a number of successful cycles of chemotherapy Paul's tumour had shrunk enough to receive life saving surgery. This is his story. Hi. I’m Paul, aged 57. I’m married…
on 24th August 2019
Patient Story: Katherine
Katherine was diagnosed with a rare Neuroendocrine tumour on her pancreas in 2010, this is her story. I am 54 years old and work as a teacher. Up until Easter 2010 I had no idea there was anything wrong. I…
on 5th August 2019
Patient Story: Lyndon
Lyndon was diagnosed in 2006 and had a Whipple's operation. Here he tells his story in his own words. Experiencing symptoms It happened about 6-8 weeks after my marriage to my third wife, who is from the Philippines, thirty years…
on 30th July 2019