We hope you'll be inspired by the dedication of our fundraisers and the expertise of our researchers who are all working together to tackle pancreatic cancer. This section covers news about PCRF-funded research as well as research into pancreatic cancer being carried out all over the world.
The selection of Christmas cards available in the 2018 catalogue has a very special addition – a card created from a photo of alpacas in the snow, taken by PCRF supporter John Westwood (64) of Stock in Essex.
On Monday 08 October, BBC London’s cricket commentator, Mark Church – known as ‘Churchy’ to legions of Surrey County Cricket Club fans – will set off on a remarkable and gruelling fundraiser for PCRF, in memory of his dad, Tony.
Jewellery designer Francesca Glos and colleagues from Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery in Hertfordshire, completed a 55-mile fundraising bike ride to Cambridge and back in tribute to Francesca’s father, Rudi.
Chris Douglas and his sister, Louise, from Dundee have raised over £1300 for PCRF in an 8-day adventure trekking across the Great Wall of China to honour their dad, Chris Snr, who died in 2017.
In July, Essex teenager, Ella Ponponne, had all her hair cut off - in front of her school friends - raising over £2,000 for PCRF.
A new community group has launched to promote better outcomes for pancreatic cancer sufferers in Northern Ireland.
Research supported by Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund reports that mice with pancreatic cancer survived almost twice as long if they were given a constituent of medicinal cannabis alongside chemotherapy.
Patients who have donated their pancreatic tumour tissue to the PCRF Tissue Bank following surgery and their families were among a group of supporters who took part in a patient and public engagement event at Barts Cancer Institute on 02 July.
Nick Owen from Clitheroe raised over £4k for PCRF, completing a gruelling Ironman triathlon event in June as a tribute to his mum, Kathleen, who died in November 2017. In doing so, he not only smashed his target time and his fundraising target, but most importantly, he was able to keep a promise he made to Kathleen.
Recent results from a study being conducted by US company, Grail, reveal that its ‘liquid biopsy’ analysis of blood samples is showing promise in diagnosing a number of cancers – including pancreatic – in their early stages.