Early diagnosis of less survivable cancers
Early diagnosis of less survivable cancers could save 7,500 lives annually. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Less Survivable Cancers has released a pivotal report urging...
Tag: pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer changes its ‘diet’ to survive
Pancreatic cancer cells can change their ‘diet’ to keep growing, by switching from the sugar glucose to a back-up fuel called uridine, new research reveals....
Diagnosis for Pancreatic cancer could be expedited
Diagnosis for Pancreatic cancer could be expedited: Pancreatic cancer could be identified in patients up to three years earlier than current diagnoses, new research suggests....
Scientists discover mechanism controlling spread of pancreatic cancer
Scientists have shown it is possible to reverse a key process that allows pancreatic cancer cells to grow and spread around the body. These findings,...
Pancreatic cancer patients entitles to CMG’s
Thousands of pancreatic cancer patients will be entitled to a free continuous glucose monitoring machine on repeat prescription for the first time ever thanks to...
Charity Calls for Specific Policy Target for Lowest Survival Rate Cancers
A newly published study (Lancet Oncology) reveals that cancer patients in the UK still face worse survival rates than other comparable high-income countries. Pancreatic Cancer...
NHS 10 Year Plan for Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer Action joined a number of charities, NHS cancer programme representatives, Cally Palmer (National cancer director) and Steve Brine (MP for Cancer) to discuss...
Aretha Franklin – her neuroendocrine cancer
As a star-studded crowd in Detroit wished a final farewell to Aretha Franklin the Queen of Soul, a relatively unheard-of group of patients around the...
Resources for medics: pancreatic cancer UK
Pancreatic Cancer UK has received accreditation from the Information Standard for the fourth year in a row for its range of publications about pancreatic cancer....
‘Back to basics’ approach for pancreatic cancer research
Pancreatic cancer is a truly tough challenge for researchers but a 'back to basics' approach to pancreatic cancer research can save more lives . The...
