About pancreatic cancer

Find out more about pancreatic cancer. We explain the symptoms, risk factors, and how it’s diagnosed.

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What is pancreatic cancer?

Find out about the pancreas and pancreatic cancer.

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What are the symptoms?

We explain the common symptoms of pancreatic cancer, and what to do if you have symptoms.

How is it diagnosed?

Find out about the tests used to diagnose pancreatic cancer, and what your test results mean.

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Just diagnosed?

If you or someone you know has just been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, find out what the diagnosis means and what happens next.

Managing pancreatic cancer

Get information to help you deal with pancreatic cancer, including understanding your care and treatments, and how to manage digestion problems and symptoms.

Dealing with the emotional impact of pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer can turn your life upside down. Find out how to deal with the emotional impact.

Risk factors

We don’t fully understand what causes pancreatic cancer. But we do know some of the things that may increase someone’s risk.

Find out more

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Family history

Sometimes pancreatic cancer may run in a family. This isn’t common – it’s less than one in ten (10%) of pancreatic cancers.