Pancreatic cancer

All about cancer of the pancreas, including symptoms, risk factors and causes. Information on how cancer of the pancreas is diagnosed including initial tests and scans you may have to see if the cancer has spread. Treatment for cancer of the pancreas includes surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. There is also information on likely outcome (prognosis), research and how to cope with pancreatic cancer.

You can find pancreatic cancer organisations providing help and support, a reading list and see where this information comes from.

You can also read all about pancreatic cancer research on our News and Resources website.

Or you can donate directly to our pancreatic cancer research on our MyProjects website.

Did you know that Cancer Research UK has an online forum for people affected by cancer? Cancer Chat is your space to talk about cancer.

Plus join the Q & A sessions on the first Thursday of every month and have your questions answered by one of our cancer specialist nurses.

Press release: Processed meat may increase pancreatic cancer risk: Eating too much processed meat may increases the risk of pancreatic cancer, new research published in the British Journal of Cancer finds today.; 13 Jan 2012
Press release: Cancer Research UK launches nine high-tech gene projects: Unravelling the genetic secrets behind a range of cancers - from understanding how certain genes control cancer to determining how the disease evades treatment - is the aim of a new initiative from Cancer Research UK.; 18 Nov 2011
Press release: Bowel, oesophageal and pancreatic cancers show biggest improvement in diagnosis time: NEW research shows that bowel, oesophageal and pancreatic cancers have seen the greatest improvement in the time it takes from when a patient first visits their GP with symptoms to when they are diagnosed with the disease.; 8 Nov 2011

News: Podcast: Immunotherapy, plain packaging, a boost for trials, and bacon: In this month’s podcast there’s good news for UK cancer trials, as our network of Experimental Cancer Medicine Centres gets a £35 million funding boost, and we take a look at the latest research in understanding why some breast cancers … Continue reading →; 24 Jan 2012
News: Expert Opinion: Professor Nick Lemoine on pancreatic cancer: Pancreatic cancer continues to be one of the hardest cancers to treat, so as part of our Research Strategy, we’ve pledged to boost research in this area with the ultimate aim of improving patients’ survival. Professor Nick Lemoine, Director of … Continue reading →; 12 Oct 2011
News: Annual Review 2010/11 – Fighting pancreatic cancer: Pancreatic cancer urgently needs more research – to detect the disease sooner, improve treatments and save lives. Just 3 per cent of people with this cancer survive for five years or more. In this excerpt from our Annual Review Professor … Continue reading →; 2 Aug 2011