What We're Doing
Through the Study For Survival we have
identified a number of ways to make a real impact on the fight
against this disease. These include:
- Tackling early diagnosis head-on, and the barriers that prevent
it
- Understanding whether the centralisation of pancreatic cancer
care into specialist centres over the last 10 years has
significantly transformed survival rates and patient
experience
- Urgently addressing the many shortcomings we have identified
in the pancreatic cancer patient experience
- Increasing our focus and investment in pancreatic cancer
research in the UK
Specifically, the Study for Survival report calls for a
range of immediate actions. These include:
- Finding out how to provide GPs with more detailed information
about pancreatic cancer symptoms, and ways they can assess and
diagnose pancreatic cancer patients more quickly
- A national audit of pancreatic cancer services to ensure
all patients receive the highest standard of care
- A commitment from Government to protect the role of
pancreatic cancer nurse specialists (CNSs)
- Better access for patients to clinical trials
- Greater investment in pancreatic cancer research
In response to the report, Pancreatic Cancer UK has
already launched:
- A patient pledge to ensure
everyone affected by pancreatic cancer fully understands the
standard of care they should expect following diagnosis.
- A campaigning guide
for MPs. With less than 3% of pancreatic cancer patients surviving
more than 5 years, and with those figures not changing in 40 years,
what can YOU do as a Member of Parliament to help change this awful
situation? Click here for the six easy ways you can
really make a difference.
- A new
research strategy that includes a Future Leaders Fund
to support the best young talent in the field.