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Hunted stars scale Britain’s highest peaks to raise £50,000 for cancer treatment

The stars of Channel 4’s Hunted are scaling Britain’s highest peaks to raise £50,000 to fund cancer treatment for their teammate’s wife. The charity campaign, Peak Aid, has been organised by members of the cast to fundraise for former ...

26 Sept 2022 at 10:36

Health

Brother and sister champs run 26 miles each in school holidays for cancer raising 5 times their £10K target to help dad with pancreatic cancer

A champion brother and sister fundraising duo who are spending their school holidays running 26 miles each for cancer have raised five times their original £10K target in a bid to help their terminally ill dad who has stage four ...

12 Aug 2022 at 09:15

Scientists ‘may be able to pick up pancreatic cancer through stool samples’

Scientists may be able to detect pancreatic cancer by looking at microorganisms in stool samples, according to new research. The study, part-funded by Worldwide Cancer Research, found that 27 microbial species in stool samples ...

09 Mar 2022 at 00:55

Health & Wellbeing

World Pancreatic Cancer Day: 14 symptoms you’re most likely to ignore

If you’ve got indigestion and stomach ache, and maybe you’re off your food and feeling a bit sick, you might think you’ve just got a tummy bug. And while that’s by far the most likely cause, always be aware that they’re the ...

17 Nov 2022 at 10:51

Maria Menounos reveals treatment for stage 2 pancreatic cancer

TV presenter Maria Menounos has revealed she was treated for stage 2 pancreatic cancer. The 44-year-old host of US programmes including E! News and Access Hollywood was diagnosed in January and underwent successful surgery ...

03 May 2023 at 17:17

News

Comedian Bobby Davro’s fiancee Vicky Wright dies after cancer diagnosis

Vicky Wright, who was the fiancee of comedian Bobby Davro and daughter of footballer Billy Wright, has died aged 63. Her “incredibly devastating” death on Wednesday was announced by her daughter, Kelly. Hello everyone… ...

04 May 2023 at 16:01

Study reveals how pancreatic cancer ‘changes its diet’ to survive

Pancreatic cancer “changes its diet” to keep growing, by switching from sugar glucose to a back-up fuel, new research reveals. The “exciting” findings suggest that using new drugs to block the availability of this ...

17 May 2023 at 16:00

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s first pancreatic tumour tissue resource announced

Northern Ireland’s first pancreatic tumour tissue resource has been announced. Cancer Focus Northern Ireland revealed the £245,000-funded research project at Queen’s University Belfast on World Pancreatic Cancer ...

16 Nov 2023 at 00:01

High insulin levels linked to increased risk of pancreatic cancer – study

A new study has revealed a direct link between high insulin levels, common in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, and pancreatic cancer, scientists have said. Researchers suggest the findings provide the ...

31 Oct 2023 at 15:00

Better treatment pathway for pancreatic cancer ‘could save thousands of lives’

Thousands of people with pancreatic cancer could live longer if low treatment rates for the disease are tackled, a charity has said. Pancreatic Cancer UK is calling for more effective pathways from diagnosis ...

19 Oct 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Former Celtic star Frank McGarvey was ‘palmed off’ before death, daughter says

A Scottish football great felt “palmed off” by doctors before he was given a terminal pancreatic cancer diagnosis, his daughter has said. Former Celtic and Scotland striker Frank McGarvey died in January at ...

23 Dec 2023 at 09:43

Vaccine ‘may be able to delay relapse in specific pancreatic and bowel cancers’

A new vaccine has shown “promising” signs of being able to prevent relapse of specific types of pancreatic and bowel cancers for people who have previously had surgery. Avoiding relapse could also help ...

09 Jan 2024 at 16:01

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