PCRF news
See below for news about the charity and the latest on PCRF-funded research.
Information and contacts for journalists can be found on our media page.
April 2013
International recognition for PCRF PhD student
18 April 2013
Stacey Coleman, a PCRF-funded PhD student at Barts Cancer Institute, has been chosen to present her research into pancreatic cancer at the renowned Digestive Diseases Week (DDW) conference in May.
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March 2013
PCRF awards £1 million for new research projects
12 March 2013
Six exciting new research projects totalling just under £1 million have been awarded grants by the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund – thanks to the tireless fundraising of the charity’s supporters
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PCRF-funded project underpins new drug development research
11 March 2013
Professor Tony Magee and Dr Ed Tate from Imperial College London have secured a development grant from Cancer Research UK to take their research to the crucial next stage, thanks to a project funded
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Kirkby College takes on fitness and fundraising charity challenge
9 March 2013
A teacher from Kirkby College in Kirkby-in-Ashfield is taking time out from the classroom to complete a gruelling 100-mile running challenge whilst fundraising for PCRF.
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Team Jackie marches towards £100k target!
6 March 2013
With money still rolling in, the 300-strong army of Team Jackie runners successfully completed the Bath Half marathon and family fun run on Sunday 03 March and are well on their way to raising £100,0
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February 2013
WOMAC supports PCRF as Charity of the Year
20 February 2013
The Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund is delighted to have been chosen by Women on the Move Against Cancer (WOMAC) as its charity of the year for 2013.
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Carol’s musical tribute to husband
6 February 2013
More than 20 jazz singers and musicians came together in January to hold a concert in honour of Keith Braithwaite who died from pancreatic cancer in October, age 65.
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December 2012
Line Dance Club steps up 2012 fundraising for Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund
18 December 2012
Steps 'n' Stetsons, the Line Dance Club based in the Reading and Wokingham areas of Berkshire, generously chose PCRF as its charity of the year in 2012. Its members – aged from 10 to 80+ years old,
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St Ives’ very own winter wonderland
11 December 2012
The Forway family are supporting PCRF again this Christmas by collecting donations from visitors who come along to see their festive display of lights and figures.
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November 2012
“Team Jackie” runners set two records – and they’ve not even started!
30 November 2012
When David Orme from Bucklebury asked for team members to join his charity run in memory of his wife Jackie, who died of pancreatic cancer in July this year aged just 46, he hoped to enlist around twe
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Alcatel-Lucent staff make unusual donation to aid research
30 November 2012
On 26 November, more than 50 member of staff at Greenwich-based communications technology company Alcatel-Lucent lined up to make a rather unorthodox donation to help our efforts to find an early diag
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Ryan’s musical tribute to his mum
28 November 2012
Determined to do whatever he can to raise money for research into pancreatic cancer after his mother’s death earlier this year, Leeds singer Ryan Boyle has combined his love of music with fundraisin
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