This is Penny's story. “Without seeing the article about Ali’s story and the symptoms she described I am not sure I would have survived pancreatic cancer” Penny was working as a midwife and was fit and healthy when she was…
on 11th November 2019
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 Gill's story. "Before I was diagnosed, I hardly knew anything about pancreatic cancer”…
on 6th November 2019
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
The Glasgow Precision Oncology Laboratory (GPOL) at the University of Glasgow has developed a series of tests called an assay for all types of cancer. The cancer test are designed specifically to allow doctors to give personalised treatments to patients…
on 5th November 2019
Almost 10,000 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the UK every year, more than one person an hour. We believe in promoting the early diagnosis of the disease, so that more patients are diagnosed in time for potentially curative…
on 31st October 2019
11-year-old George from Hartlepool recently walked 10-miles in memory of his Auntie, Karen Shadforth, who sadly lost her battle with pancreatic cancer on the 1st of January this year. George’s walk began at the Blue Lagoon near the Hartlepool Power…
on 18th October 2019
on 18th October 2019
The Queen officially opened parliament today with a speech outlining the governments plans for the next year. This is an important speech, which accompanied by government briefing document, describes the bills and legislation that the government plans to introduce and…
on 14th October 2019
Mike tells the story, of being faced with inoperable pancreatic cancer and his brave decision to undergo a clinical trial to help others in the future. Four months ago, I was diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas. I had arrived…
on 1st October 2019
According to our recent survey*, the UK public has a worryingly low knowledge of the pancreas and pancreatic cancer, with 69% knowing nothing about the disease and 74% not being able to name a single symptom. What’s more, concerningly, around…
on 1st October 2019