Cancer Research UK on the importance of detecting pancreatic cancer earlier
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThanks to research, more people than ever are surviving their cancer. In the 1970s, just one in four people in the UK survived cancer for 10 years or more.
Today, that figure has doubled. But, we have so much more to do. We need to go further, and faster. Cancer Research UK's pioneering work across the UK, including in the North West, benefits from the generosity of supporters leaving a gift to Cancer Research UK in their Will.
In fact, legacy gifts fund a third of its research. There are some forms of cancer where survival has improved very little and have limited treatment options.
Pancreatic cancer is one of these hard-to-treat cancers. Unfortunately, this disease often shows little or no symptoms until it’s at an advanced stage, when treatment is less likely to be successful.
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