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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.

Research

PCRF Tissue Bank at world’s biggest cancer conferences

Professor Hemant Kocher, director of PCRF Tissue Bank, presented PCRF Tissue Bank at world’s two biggest cancer conferences. Both highly prestigious events bring together oncology professionals, researchers, and industry representatives from across the field and around the world to share their latest scientific advances in laboratory as well as patient care, to mark cutting edge […]

Fundraising

Update: Jack and team complete the HK360!

We’re very happy and relieved to report that Jack Alexander and his 5 team-mates safely – and rather swiftly it seems! – completed their 45km swimming relay challenge around Hong Kong Island in 12 hours and 3 minutes on 19 October, after a typhoon forced them to postpone their first attempt.

Fundraising

Jack takes on the HK360 swim for his mum

Jack Alexander, 27, aims to raise HKD 1m (£100k) by completing the signature “Hong Kong 360” on 19 October – a 45km fundraising swim that circumnavigates Hong Kong Island – in a relay team of six.