Latest news

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

Anne holding a bouquet sitting next to her husband Neil on their wedding day
Supporter stories

Anne’s gift of hope

29 December 2022

Anne chose to leave a gift in her Will to fund research into early diagnosis. Here's her story.

Female researcher carrying out some work in a lab.
Research

Cambridge researchers to improve treatment options for deadliest common cancer by understanding how it grows

21 December 2022

Researchers at the University of Cambridge will use a new cutting-edge laboratory technique to study which proteins cause uncontrolled cell-growth in pancreatic cancer and enable the devastating disease to spread rapidly.

A machine delivering chemotherapy through an intravenous drip.
Research

Chemo before surgery shown to improve one-year survival

19 December 2022

A new clinical trial has found that chemotherapy before surgery significantly increased the one-year survival of people with pancreatic cancer whose tumour was borderline resectable. 

Lings Lynn Corn Exchange Theatre - Purple lights for hope - Pancreatic Cancer UK
Fundraising

Thank you for raising your voices this November

1 December 2022

Celebrating another successful Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

Policy & campaigning

Raising our voices in UK Parliaments

1 December 2022

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.

Support

Support with the rising cost of living

25 November 2022

Find out how to get the support you need to deal with the rising cost of living, from benefits and grants to tips for eating well on a budget.

Policy & campaigning

Over 80% of GPs fear NHS winter pressures will prevent lifesaving cancer treatment

2 November 2022

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.

Scientist Professor Robin Ketteler standing in a lab with two of his colleagues looking at a sample
Research

The realities of research

7 October 2022

Research into pancreatic cancer has been underfunded and under-resourced for decades, resulting in little improvement in survival rates for this devastating disease. Here’s how we're taking that on.

Fran
Support

I would not be where I am today without Rachel’s invaluable help

27 September 2022

After a call with Rachel, one of our Pancreatic Cancer UK Support Line nurse’s, Fran, aged 70, was offered dramatically different, life changing, treatment options to those initially offered to her.

A photo of supporter Sally with her sister Annette
Local volunteering

Why I volunteer

6 September 2022

Sally shares why she decided to start volunteering for Pancreatic Cancer UK following her sister's diagnosis

Policy & campaigning

Unite, Diagnose, Save Lives campaign update

25 August 2022

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.

Research

New blood test to detect cancer

24 August 2022

Our CEO at Pancreatic Cancer UK, Diana Jupp has provided commentary on the new blood test that aims to detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms arise.