Pancreatic Cancer Action is a not-for profit organisation based in the UK whose mission it is to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer.
Founded by Ali Stunt, who is herself a rare survivor of the disease, Pancreatic Cancer Action is dedicated to saving lives. The 5-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer is only around 3% - this number has not improved in over 40 years.
Pancreatic cancer is the 5th commonest cause of cancer death in the UK yet receives only 1% of research funding[1] Only 10% of patients with a diagnosis for pancreatic cancer are able to have potentially curative surgery[2] UK Statistics on Pancreatic Cancer
Mission: To change pancreatic cancer survival numbers Focus: To improve early detection statistics Approach: To increase awareness of pancreatic cancer to the public, the medical community and Government
One focus is the annual UK Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month held in November each year.
Having been involved in setting up the very first Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Week in 2009, Ali Stunt, a rare survivor of this disease, decided it was time to step up the levels of awareness for pancreatic cancer and so founded Pancreatic Cancer Action to do just that.
Along with Ali, Pancreatic Cancer Action has the support of many leading clinicians and researchers in the pancreatic cancer arena along with others whose lives have been touched by pancreatic cancer in some way.
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