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Here you can find news items and blogs by Pancreatic Cancer UK staff and guest writers
Olivia Williams becomes Pancreatic Cancer UK ambassador
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.
Pancreatic Cancer UK funds study to search for pancreatic cancer ‘DNA fingerprint’
Oxford University researchers are testing a new technique to identify the ‘DNA fingerprint’ of pancreatic cancer in the blood of patients
Demand Faster Treatment – a year of campaigning for change
Over 100,000 of you took part in our petition, and we’ve been working non-stop to turn this people power into action
Speaking to someone who knows what I’m going through makes all the difference
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.
“Without my mum, I don’t think I would have become a cyclist”
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
Nicki’s Smile founder Dan Blake helps fund research
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?
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.
I class myself as a lucky man
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.
Early diagnosis: a doctor’s perspective
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.
No-deal Brexit – and pancreatic cancer
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.
Annual Summit 2019 – Accelerating Success
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.
A Q&A with Dr Hanneke Wilmink
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.