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54 days ago

Pancreatic cancer used to be thought of as a disease of old age. For decades, doctors - including me - were trained to think of it as something that mainly struck people in their 60s and beyond.

3 months ago

The treatment is a major breakthrough in a field where survival rates remain among the lowest of all cancers. Only around 10 per cent of patients in Britain live for a year after diagnosis.
Lawrence Fox, 67, from Canterbury, Kent, was given just nine months to live after his indigestion ended up being pancreatic cancer.

4 months ago

The daughters of a Lincolnshire couple who tragically died from pancreatic cancer are urging people to learn the warning signs of the silent but deadly disease.
Pancreatic cancer used to be thought of as a disease of old age. For decades, doctors - including me - were trained to think of it as something that mainly struck people in their 60s and beyond.

5 months ago

In its early stages, symptoms are vague and easily dismissed. It is so feared partly because of how swiftly it can advance before people realize anything is wrong.
Scientists have developed a new blood test which may help spot pancreatic cancer earlier - and potentially save thousands of lives.
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of the disease, and just one in four patients live more than a year.

10 months ago

In the largest study of its kind, researchers examined data to better understand how lifestyle factors, such as smoking, and medical history are involved in cancer development.

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