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.
News
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.
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!
Marli turns trash into cash for PCRF
Enterprising nine-year-old Marli Rubin has raised a whopping £372 for PCRF by selling keyrings she made from empty crisp packets!
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.
Treating healthy cells could slow pancreatic cancer spread
New research into the chemical messages that travel between cells has found a way to significantly reduce the ability of pancreatic cancer cells to spread.
Celebrating a new milestone at the PCRF Tissue Bank
The PCRF Tissue Bank has recently registered its 1,000th tissue donor, reaching a new milestone.
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.
‘Fine time’ in Brittany raises £1500
We recently received a donation for the fantastic sum of £1500 from long-time supporter, Andy Chestnutt, along with this wonderful description of how the money was raised so creatively! Thank you Andy and your golfing pals from the OVGS!
PCRF-funded drug research progresses to clinical trials
A PCRF-funded project has underpinned the development of a potential new drug to tackle pancreatic cancer that researchers are planning to test in clinical trials.
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.