Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease. Most patients die within three to six months following diagnosis. This severely aggressive type of cancer is increasingly taking the lives of our loved ones – sadly, only one percent of people survive ten years following diagnosis.
In the last 40 years cancer survival in the UK has more than doubled from 24 percent to 50 percent; with testicular and breast cancer having survival rates of 98 and 89 percent, respectively yet there has been no improvement for pancreatic cancer during this time. In fact it is set to overtake breast cancer as the fourth most common cancer killer by 2030.
Knowledge is one of our best tools in the fight against pancreatic cancer, and by increasing awareness of the disease and its devastating impacts; we hope to change the outlook for patients and families by making sure that more people are diagnosed early and in time for life-saving surgery.
By signing this pledge, you make a commitment to join members of the pancreatic cancer community to actively raise awareness of the disease and help improve early diagnosis.
Join us to help raise the profile
of pancreatic cancer and save lives
I/we pledge to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer so that more people can be diagnosed early by doing one or more of the following:
If you would like to get in touch, please fill our contact form or contact the Pancreatic Cancer Action office on 0303 040 1770.
