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Pancreatic cancer is the deadliest common cancer. Half of people die within three months of diagnosis. That’s because GPs have no simple way of spotting the disease early. A test to detect pancreatic cancer is within reach. Your generosity could make this test a reality and together we could save thousands of lives.
David and Lucy’s story
David and Lucy lost their dad, Alan, to pancreatic cancer in July last year just four weeks after he was diagnosed. There was no early detection test to determine what his early symptoms were, and by the time he was diagnosed, it was too late for lifesaving treatment.
“My dad was a calm, positive person who would provide excellent advice. Anything we needed would never be too much for him. He was very fit and had more recently taken up cycling. He was still going out on rides of 60 miles just a few weeks before he was diagnosed. It made what unfolded even more of a shock.
When he was diagnosed, it felt like all the time we had was taken away. It was devastating. Day by day, things were getting worse. The pain intensified. He could barely sleep.
My heart broke, it seemingly came from nowhere. Dad was so healthy that Lucy and I thought we had at least 10 years left with him. It felt like all the time we had was taken away.”
If there was a diagnostic test, we’d have had more precious time to make memories with him.”