28 h. ago People at high risk of pancreatic cancer to be tested by NHS before symptoms show

More than half of people die within three months of being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer

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32 h. ago GPs to contact patients with key warning signs of pancreatic cancer

GPs and their teams will look for people over 60 who may have signs of the cancer, such as a recent diagnosis of diabetes and sudden weight loss.

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39 h. ago Two red flag signs that could mean you have Britain’s deadliest cancer

NHS launches pilot scheme for GPs to scour their medical records and contact patients who have two "red flag" signs of pancreatic cancer

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46 h. ago GPs to hunt patients with 'red flag' risk factor for lethal pancreatic cancer

Dubbed a 'silent killer' due to its subtle symptoms only one in 20 patients currently diagnosed with this cancer are expected to survive a decade after diagnosis with many dying in just months.

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51 h. ago Monty Python legend Eric Idle, 83, hospitalised for second time in three days

The comedian’s latest health scare follows his revelation last year that he ‘shouldn’t be alive’ after surviving pancreatic cancer

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3 d. ago Sally Ride’s partner says astronaut gave her permission to reveal their 27

Ride died in 2012 from pancreatic cancer

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3 d. ago ‘Promising’ new test could detect pancreatic cancer in its early stages

Pancreatic cancer kills almost 10,000 people in the UK every year

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3 d. ago Blood test for early signs of pancreatic cancer trialled by UK doctors

Experts hope the test will enable doctors to pick up early signs of the deadly disease, which can have vague or no symptoms.

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5 d. ago Experts flag new agonising risk of most popular contraceptive

Millions of women may be at higher risk of agonising infections that could cause infertility or life-threatening pregnancy complications, experts have revealed today.

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8 d. ago Gaza doctor and son evacuated after husband and nine children killed in Israeli strike

Alaa al-Najjar and her only remaining son, Adam, who was badly injured in the strike, are due to fly to ItalyMiddle East crisis – latest updatesA Palestinian doctor whose husband and nine of her 10 children were killed by an Israeli strike has been evacuated from Gaza, bound for Italy with her only surviving child.Alaa al-Najjar, a paediatrician, and her badly wounded 11-year-old son, Adam, are due to be taken by ambulance with other critically-ill patients and family members to an airport in Eilat on the Red Sea and then flown to Milan on a plane chartered by the Italian government. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Days of Our Lives kills off Drake Hogestyn’s character eight months after actor’s death

Star of the long-running soap opera died in September 2024 from pancreatic cancer, aged 70

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2 w. ago UK shortage of critical drug forcing pancreatic cancer patients to skip meals

One pharmacist described scarcity of life-saving Creon as ‘worst stock shortage’ they have dealt withPeople with pancreatic cancer are eating only one meal a day because of an acute shortage of a drug that helps them digest their food.Patients with cystic fibrosis and pancreatitis are also affected by the widespread scarcity of Creon, a form of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT). Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Creon drug shortage leaves cancer and cystic fibrosis patients unable to eat

Shortages of Creon, which replaces a key enzyme needed to digest food, means patients with pancreatic cancer, cystic fibrosis and chronic pancreatitis are rationing meals

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3 w. ago Sister of man who died four weeks after pancreatic cancer diagnosis calls for treatment investment

Cab driver Tam Barker was sent home with laxatives by doctors in the months before he his death when he was actually suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer.

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last month My brother was told his stomach pains were just constipation and he had 'nothing to worry about'... it turned out to be deadly cancer and he died just four weeks later

It took six GP appointments and four rushed trips to A&E before doctors finally realised something was seriously wrong with Thomas Barker.

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