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.
How would you fancy crossing 24 miles of the world’s busiest shipping lane standing up on a paddleboard? That’s exactly what a team led by supporter Tom Hazelden did last October, in memory of Tom’s father Ted, who died in 2014 of pancreatic cancer
Since losing her husband Gareth, aged just 39, to pancreatic cancer in June 2019, Nichole Jones has been taking every opportunity to raise awareness of the disease, as well as fundraising for PCRF in Gareth’s memory.
Huge congratulations to Abigail Coetzee - now DR Abigail Coetzee - who has been awarded her PhD.
To mark her 50th birthday, fitness trainer Heather Lawson from Blackheath in London has embarked on an extraordinary year of 50 physical and fitness fundraising challenges in tribute to her father and uncle, both affected by pancreatic cancer.
A PCRF-funded project has identified a new way to kill pancreatic cancer cells by ‘pulling the plug’ on the energy generator that fuels calcium pumps on their cell surface.
A team of researchers from Queen Mary University of London and Zhengzhou University in China have taken the first steps towards the development of a vaccine for pancreatic cancer.
Some 150 people attended the 2019 PCRF Supporters Conference at the Cavendish Conference Centre in London on 29 November.
A urine test that can detect early stage pancreatic cancer has reached the final stage of validation before being developed for use with patients.
A series of personal milestones, alongside encouragement from family and friends, have prompted Nicola Lytle, from Brighton, to finally publish a book of her poetry, to raise funds for research.
Congratulations to Simon Pollard from Humberston, near Cleethorpes, who smashed the National 3 Peaks 24hr Challenge, finishing with an incredible time of 21 hours 56 minutes and 9 seconds!