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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

“Michelle was sitting with mum when she told me that it was pancreatic cancer. Our world fell apart.”

Today, Debbie shares her sister Michelle's harrowing experience with this awful disease. Despite this story taking place in 2008, the sad truth is that pancreatic cancer still lags far behind other common cancers' survival rates and highlights just how vital…

Debbie Caldwell

on 20th September 2023

“My mission is to inspire as many people as I can to be physically and mentally strong in their fight against this horrible disease.”

Having recently celebrated his eight-year survival anniversary in July, Louis Baldachino is living proof that even stage 4 pancreatic cancer isn't always a death sentence.

Louis Baldachino

on 30th August 2023

Pancreatic Cancer Action

Two therapy types combined provide hope in the fight against pancreatic cancer.

Survival rates of pancreatic cancer remain the lowest of all cancer types worldwide and have not improved in 50 years. This is due to the aggressive nature of the disease and the fact that it is often diagnosed when it…

Heather
Heather Archbold

on 15th August 2023

“In January 2021, amidst the challenges of the pandemic, my dad lost his battle with pancreatic cancer.”

One of our Trustees Lou Nylander, shares her dad Harry's story and why she is taking part in Striding for Survival 2023.

Lou Nylander

on 9th August 2023

“After some further testing, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which had already spread to his liver, lymph nodes and oesophagus.”

Millie Kohler lost her husband Rod to pancreatic cancer far too soon, today she shares her story and what she and her three daughters have done to remember Rod.

Millie Kohler

on 30th July 2023

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