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The National Pancreatic Cancer Audit in England and Wales

It has been an ambition of mine and PCA to have an audit of pancreatic cancer diagnosis and treatments for many years. It was even included as a recommendation in the PCA election manifesto in 2015 – almost 10 years…

Ali makes 15-years
Ali Stunt

on 7th February 2024

“Toward the end, Matthew would have happily let an increase of medication end his life. Pain management was all that could be offered to him, but even this was ineffective.”

Eva Scotland shares her husband Matthew's tragic story of pancreatic cancer and how it has turned the entire family's world upside down.

Eva Scotland

on 27th January 2024

Stories of Success – Dan Godley

The last time I wrote for Pancreatic Cancer Action, the situation with my cancer was volatile. In the post, I described how the tumour had wrapped itself around a major artery and how I had been told that chemotherapy 'really…

Dan Godley

on 4th January 2024

Our Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month 2023 highlights

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month (PCAM) 2023 is over and what a month it has been!

Joe Kirwin

on 6th December 2023

Chair of the Board of Trustees Vacancy

Do you have a passion for campaigning to improve early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer? Do you want to make a positive difference to the lives of patients and families?

Joe Kirwin

on 7th November 2023

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month 2023

Every year in the UK, there are around 10,500 new pancreatic cancer cases, yet only 10% of patients are diagnosed in time for life-saving surgery.

Joe Kirwin

on 1st November 2023

“Scott only lived nine weeks post-diagnosis – it was so quick and sudden, leaving us all in a state of shock and bewilderment.”

Jodie Long shares her brother's story, with a plea for more research to stop lives being lost to this awful disease.

Jodie Long

on 25th October 2023

Turn it Purple for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

Turn it Purple for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

We’ve got lots of fun activities planned at Pancreatic Cancer Action to mark Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month…

PCA Author
Team PCA

on 13th October 2023

“The cancer had spread like wildfire. Only three weeks after diagnosis, we were told nothing more could be done.”

Kim Bradshaw shares her Dad's story and how their hearts were broken when his pancreatic cancer was diagnosed too late for life-saving surgery.

Kim Bradshaw

on 4th October 2023

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New national initiative to improve care of pancreatic and hepatocellular cancer patients across Scotland

Patient and carer voices are being listened to, following years of campaigning to improve the care pathways for those affected by pancreatic and primary liver cancer.

Fiona Brown
Fiona Brown

on 3rd October 2023

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