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Here you can find news items and blogs by Pancreatic Cancer UK staff and guest writers

Celebrity

Olivia Williams becomes Pancreatic Cancer UK ambassador

6 November 2019

Actor Olivia Williams has written for the first time about surviving a rare type of cancer in the pancreas to throw a spotlight on the disease and mark her officially becoming a Pancreatic Cancer UK Ambassador.

Media

Pancreatic Cancer UK funds study to search for pancreatic cancer ‘DNA fingerprint’

29 October 2019

Oxford University researchers are testing a new technique to identify the ‘DNA fingerprint’ of pancreatic cancer in the blood of patients

Policy & campaigning

Demand Faster Treatment – a year of campaigning for change

10 October 2019

Over 100,000 of you took part in our petition, and we’ve been working non-stop to turn this people power into action

Support

Speaking to someone who knows what I’m going through makes all the difference

24 September 2019

It’s so important for people affected by pancreatic cancer to have a range of support available to them; from our dedicated Support Line to peer-to-peer support.

Fundraising

“Without my mum, I don’t think I would have become a cyclist”

27 August 2019

Former racing cyclist, journalist and author, Richard Moore, writes about why he’s supporting Pancreatic Cancer UK at the 2020 Prudential Ride London-Surrey 100 Charity of the Year

Supporter stories

Nicki’s Smile founder Dan Blake helps fund research

29 July 2019

Dan Blake, shares the story of his wife, Nicki, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer too late to be saved - and how this he led to him help fund research to find a simple test for pancreatic cancer.

 

Why do we need data?

5 July 2019

We analyse publicly available data from cancer registries to identify the key issues that impact diagnosis, care and treatment of people with pancreatic cancer, and use this data to evidence and inform our campaigns.

Symptoms

I class myself as a lucky man

24 May 2019

Chris was quickly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and, fortunately, was able to have life-saving surgery. Passionate about raising awareness, he is now backing our Unite-Diagnose-SaveLives campaign. 

Policy & campaigning

Early diagnosis: a doctor’s perspective

17 May 2019

A&E doctor, Harriet Evans writes in support of our Unite-Diagnose-SaveLives campaign by sharing the story of how she lost her dad to pancreatic cancer.

Policy & campaigning

No-deal Brexit – and pancreatic cancer

26 March 2019

We looked at all the information to see what Brexit could mean for the pancreatic cancer community. Accessing the impact of no deal for patients access to medicines and participation in clinical trials.

Research

Annual Summit 2019 – Accelerating Success

21 March 2019

Pancreatic Cancer UK, Chief Executive Diana Jupp blogs about our Annual Summit 2019: Accelerating Success and how nothing demonstrates this better than new developments in care and research to enable us to better diagnose and treat pancreatic cancer.

Health professionals

A Q&A with Dr Hanneke Wilmink

12 March 2019

Dr Hanneke Wilmink, a medical oncologist from Amsterdam, spoke with us about the exciting progress being made to treatment and care across the pancreatic surgery centres in The Netherlands.