Pancreatic Cancer Action
  • Healthcare professionals
  • Press office
  • Contact
Shop Donate
Pancreatic cancer

About pancreatic cancer

  • What is pancreatic cancer?
  • What is the pancreas?
  • Symptoms
  • Risk factors
  • Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis
  • Stages of pancreatic cancer
  • Pancreatic Cancer Facts
  • Pancreatic cancer and research

Treatment

  • Treatment options for pancreatic cancer
  • Treating symptoms of pancreatic cancer
  • Clinical Trials
  • Patient information booklets

Diet & nutrition

  • Diet and nutrition
  • Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy (PERT)
  • Diet and chemotherapy
  • Diabetes and Nutrition
Help & support

Patient pathway

  • I’m concerned
  • Living with pancreatic cancer
  • Life after pancreatic cancer treatment
  • Palliative and end of life care
  • Gifts in memory

Coping

  • Patient information booklets
  • Bereavement
  • Grief Chat
  • Sources of support
  • Patient and carer stories

Free booklets

  • Patient information booklets
  • Resources in other languages
  • Accessible resources
Take action

Shop

  • Free awareness materials
  • Clothing
  • Fundraising materials
  • Accessories and Extras
  • Pansy In Memory range
Shop all

Take action

  • Bake, Brew or BBQ with us this summer
  • DIY Fundraising
  • Corporate Fundraising
  • Challenges and Events
  • Gifts in memory
  • Leave a gift in your Will
  • Campaign and Influence
  • Write to your local politician
  • Raise Awareness
  • Volunteer

Donate

Text PANCAN and the amount you'd like to donate to 70085 (up to a maximum of £20)

  • Donate Monthly
  • Payroll Giving
  • Other ways to donate
  • Share your story
About us

What we do

  • What we do: Early diagnosis
  • Pancreatic Cancer Awareness campaigns
  • Resources for Healthcare Professionals
  • Campaign and Influence
  • Free patient information booklets
  • Research we fund
  • Our Blog
  • Our Campaigns

Who we are

  • Meet the Team
  • Our Interim CEO, Fiona Brown
  • Our Patrons and Ambassadors
  • Our Trustees

Pancreatic Cancer Action

  • Contact Us
  • Current vacancies
  • Why we focus on early diagnosis?

follow

Our blog

10+ Years Survivor

Dr Cliff Pettifor

“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.

Dr Cliff Pettifor
Dr Cliff Pettifor

on 6th May 2022

June Simpson

“The first lot of chemotherapy didn’t work”

June Simpson shares with us her experiences as a pancreatic cancer patient.

June Simpson
June Simpson

on 27th December 2021

Ali Stunt

Ali Stunt- Survivor Story

Read the survivor story of our Founder & CEO, Ali Stunt.

Ali Stunt
Ali Stunt

on 23rd February 2021

Yvonne Carse

“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…

Pancreatic Cancer Action
Issy Smith

on 20th March 2020

Yvonne Carse

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…

Pancreatic Cancer Action
Jack McQuillan

on 5th November 2019

Liz

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…

Pancreatic Cancer Action
Jack McQuillan

on 29th September 2019

Graham

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…

Pancreatic Cancer Action
Jack McQuillan

on 29th August 2019

Paul

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…

Pancreatic Cancer Action
Jack McQuillan

on 24th August 2019

Katherine

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…

Pancreatic Cancer Action
Jack McQuillan

on 5th August 2019

Lyndon

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…

Pancreatic Cancer Action
Jack McQuillan

on 30th July 2019

Posts pagination

1 2 Next

Subscribe now

Be kept in the loop about our latest news on pancreatic cancer, the charity and our supporters.

Subscribe to newsletter

or subscribe to our RSS feed

Categories

  • Scotland
  • Bereaved Story
  • Jog Jan for Pan Can
  • Take action
  • Pancreatic Cancer News
    • Research
  • Supporters and Fundraisers news
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Charity news
  • Patient information
  • Policy and Campaigning
  • Patient Stories
    • Patient Story: Operable Pancreatic cancer
    • Patient Story: In-operable pancreatic cancer
    • Patient Story: Neuroendocrine & rare
  • Survivor Stories
    • 1+ Year Survivor
    • 10+ Years Survivor
    • 15+ Years Survivor
    • 20+ Years Survivor
    • Survivor Story: 5+ survivor
  • Carer Stories
  • Ali Stunt's Blog
  • Healthcare professional news
  • Pharmacy
  • Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
  • Disclaimer
  • Your privacy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Contact

© 2025 Pancreatic Cancer Action. Registered Charity in England & Wales (1137689) and Scotland (SC049777). A Company limited by guarantee. Registered office: Ground Floor 3 London Square, Cross Lanes, Guildford, GU1 1UJ. Correspondence address: Suite 3.10 Covault, Fullarton Road, Cambuslang, Glasgow, G32 8YL. | Website Design by Jolora

Fundraising Regulator logo Institute of Fundraising member accreditation logo Patient Information Forum Trusted Information Creator logo
Donate
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Help & Support
  • Take action
  • About us
  • News
  • Shop
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Contact us