Pancreatic cancer is the only cancer which has not seen an improvement in European mortality figures for both men and women, a new study published this week in the Annals of Oncology (( Malvezzi et al., (2013) European Mortality Predictions for…
on 14th February 2013
A UK study of over 13,000 cancer patients has revealed that around one in three pancreatic cancer patients require three or more visits to their GP before they are referred to a specialist. And, as you would expect, the more…
on 8th February 2013
Adjuvant treatment (treatment after surgery to remove the pancreatic cancer) with the chemotherapy drug S-1 increased Overall Survival (OS) among Japanese patients according to results of a phase III trial presented at the ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Fransisco…
on 29th January 2013
Celgene UK and Ireland, a subsidiary of Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG), today announced that its phase III clinical trial of ABRAXANE® (nab-paclitaxel) (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension) (albumin-bound) in combination with gemcitabine in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer (who…
on 23rd January 2013
Pancreatic Cancer Action (PCA) is to fund researchers at the University of Cambridge to identify the key symptoms associated with pancreatic cancer in order to inform consumer awareness campaigns and underpin the development of general-practice-based interventions aimed at earlier diagnosis…
on 14th January 2013
[caption id="attachment_7412" align="alignright" width="300"] Joanna David, Patron of Pancreatic Cancer Action[/caption] Pancreatic Cancer Action is delighted to announce British actress Joanna David as a new patron. Joanna is one of the UK’s most cherished actresses and has been a familiar…
on 9th January 2013
Caroline describes being diagnosed with having a rare neuroendocrine tumour on her pancreas, and her life after receiving surgery to remove it. Experiencing the symptoms In August 2008 I turned yellow. That was the first sign that something was wrong.…
on 15th February 2011
