Policy & campaigning
Government U-turn on publication of 10 Year Cancer Plan – our statement
Pancreatic Cancer UK's Director of Support, Research and Influencing, Anna Jewell, comments on the government's decision to scrap the 10 Year Cancer Plan for England
No Time to Wait during the pandemic
Raising our voices in UK Parliaments
This Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, we held events at Westminster and in Scottish Parliament to demand urgent action on behalf of people living with pancreatic cancer this winter.
Over 80% of GPs fear NHS winter pressures will prevent lifesaving cancer treatment
More than 8 in 10 GPs fear that extreme pressures on the NHS this winter will prevent people with pancreatic cancer and other less survivable cancers from having lifesaving treatment, according to our latest poll.
Unite, Diagnose, Save Lives campaign update
In June, we launched our campaign Unite, Diagnose, Save Lives because doctors still don’t have the tools they need to diagnose pancreatic cancer early enough for life-saving treatment. Here's an update on how that campaign is going.
Our fight for change
In this ever-changing political landscape, we’re determined to make sure that the voice of people affected by pancreatic cancer isn’t forgotten.
Stand with Mihika to fight for early diagnosis
You may recognise Mihika as one of the faces of our Unite, Diagnose, Save Lives campaign that launched last week. Like so many of our loved ones, Mihika’s husband Jay heard these devastating words when he was finally diagnosed; “Sorry it’s too late. We can’t save you.”
How we’re influencing cancer strategies across the UK
What must the government do to save lives?
The Government has the power to drastically improve treatment, care and survival for people with pancreatic cancer. Here's how we believe they could do this.
PERT in the spotlight
A New ‘War on Cancer’
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.
