What’s this project about?

Each year, more than 7,600 people in the UK are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Sadly, the disease is very difficult to treat and survival rates are poor.

Dr Crispin Hiley is a Research Fellow in Professor Nick Lemoine’s lab. The aim of his work is to manipulate viruses to specifically infect and destroy pancreatic cancer cells. His ultimate goal is to develop new treatments to improve the outlook for people with the disease.

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The difference you can make

Pancreatic cancer is the sixth most common cause of cancer death in the UK. The people behind this research are committed to finding new ways to tackle pancreatic cancer.

Please help us raise £20,000 to help fund the laboratory running costs for Dr Crispin Hiley’s pioneering project in Professor Lemoine’s lab for a year.

Increased focus

While we have made real strides in improving the outlook for many types of cancer, progress in pancreatic cancer has been limited and survival rates remain low. Cancer Research UK is committed to boosting research to find new ways of tackling this disease. This pioneering project has the potential to make a significant impact on survival rates for pancreatic cancer in the future.

For more information about pancreatic cancer you can visit the CancerHelp UK website pancreatic cancer pages.

Meet Margaret and Yasmin

Margaret lost her husband to pancreatic cancer last year and now finds that there are lots of new challenges in day-to-day life.

You can hear more about Margaret, her daughter Yasmin, and their life now, as they share some of their special memories in the video above.

Donate now and your support of this innovative research will help beat pancreatic cancer.

Why Support Linda Guest?

4 years ago my mother died of Pancreatic Cancer which spread to the liver. This is a particarly horrible Cancer as it's hard to detect until it becomes secondary. I would like to dedicate a 100 mile bike ride i'm doing on 26 September to Linda as she was a model human being for the way she handled her illness. She was really brave and tackled it head on. An example to us all. Much loved by so many. More info about the event can be found here: http://www.bike-events.com/Ride.aspx?id=220 Many thanks and lets hope we can stop cancer being such a talked about subject effecting so many peoples lives.