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

Pancreatic Cancer UK Volunteer Recruitment Fair Wednesday 23 February 2022
Local volunteering

Meeting our future volunteers

3 March 2022

The pandemic changed so much about how we go about our working lives, forcing us all to overcome new obstacles and challenges. Like many other charities, we have adapted well to a new way of working, and recruiting volunteers has been no exception. 

link between diabetes and pancreatic cancer?
Research

What’s the link between diabetes and pancreatic cancer?

22 February 2022

Over 40% of people living with pancreatic cancer are diagnosed with diabetes. We don't know why or how this happens, but understanding this link between diabetes and pancreatic cancer could hold a vital key to earlier diagnosis.

Pancreatic Cancer UK Volunteer Recruitment Fair Wednesday 23 February 2022
Local volunteering

Volunteer Recruitment Fair

11 February 2022

We’re holding our first Pancreatic Cancer UK Virtual Volunteer Recruitment Fair on Wednesday 23rd February. Join us and find out more about how you can get involved with volunteering at Pancreatic Cancer UK.  

Weekly Charity Lottery
Lottery

Our Charity Lottery anniversary

29 January 2022

Every £1 ticket that you’ve bought for our Weekly Charity Lottery has meant that we can fund vital world-leading research to find that breakthrough in new treatments and further improve the speed of diagnosis. And it means our nurses can be there for everyone affected by pancreatic cancer.

SABR treatment, Pancreatic cancer
Treatments

Introducing SABR treatment for pancreatic cancer

26 January 2022

In Autumn 2020, Pancreatic Cancer UK helped to submit a proposal to NHS England, asking them to commission a type of radiotherapy called SABR (Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy), for people with locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC). Now, SABR treatment has been commissioned for rollout in England, thanks to a group of healthcare professionals and Pancreatic Cancer UK's Research Involvement Network (RIN).

Emily Waller
Policy & campaigning

A New ‘War on Cancer’

25 January 2022

Emily from our Policy and Campaigns team blogs about the Health Secretary’s commitment to waging a new ‘war on cancer’ and how this should look for pancreatic cancer.

Fundraising

A month to remember

30 November 2021

As Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month 2021 draws to a close, we're thrilled to share with you all the amazing ways we've raised vital awareness and funds, together, to take on this tough cancer.

Policy & campaigning

Representing Less Survival Cancers in Parliament

29 November 2021

On 10th November, we joined forces with the Less Survivable Cancer Taskforce to give evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee, addressing the dire outcomes for certain cancer types in the UK, including pancreatic cancer.

 

St Pancras International changes its name for the fifth year running

18 November 2021

Today, it's World Pancreatic Cancer Day, and for the fifth year we're delighted to be partnering with HS1 Limited. The result of which is London's iconic station, St Pancras International, will become St PancrEas for the day. We are so excited to have reached this milestone and to once again raise vital awareness of the symptoms of pancreatic cancer in collaboration with the team.

Media

A third of people would wait three months or more to seek GP’s help with symptoms of pancreatic cancer

3 November 2021

Nearly a third of people in the UK (28%) would wait three months or more to seek help from their GP if they had potential symptoms of pancreatic cancer. The shocking figure – at least three times longer than recommended - is revealed in new polling for Pancreatic Cancer UK released today to coincide with the beginning of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

pancreatic cancer nurse Nicola Murphy
Research

COVID Cancer Antibody Survey – Nurse Nicci and the NHS need your help

1 October 2021

PCUK specialist nurse Nicci encourages people to take part in an NHS survey that wants to find out how well the COVID-19 vaccines work for people with cancer.

Information

Bringing the global community together

28 September 2021

Each year, world class pancreatic cancer experts are brought together by the World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition at its annual meeting. The event this year took place across various virtual sessions and roundtables over three days during September with our CEO, Diana Jupp, co-chairing the event.