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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.

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Josie’s JOGLE for Nanny Pat

Josie Bennett, 25, from Birmingham is honouring her late grandma Pat Bennett by taking on the 813 mile John O’Groats to Land’s End (JOGLE) hike in June.

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Magical music milestone

Rock the Pav, the free annual music festival held on the Kent coast, has topped the £10k mark in its fundraising for PCRF!

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Football friendship raises £1150 for PCRF

Newark’s Holy Trinity church football team continued their charity fundraising this year by taking on the team from Royal Mail Newark for the third Jason Ginnelly Memorial Fund event – raising a total of £1150 for PCRF.

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PCRF’s Tissue Bank launches internationally

Scientists from universities, research institutes, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies all over the world are now able to apply for tissue samples from the PCFF-funded pancreas tissue bank to help their research into improving the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer.

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Bowled over by Purity’s support

Purity has been fundraising for PCRF following the death of much-loved company co-founder, Jim Minkin, from pancreatic cancer. This year, their annual company cricket match raised £6,000 for the charity.