Statistics reveal that pancreatic cancer affects around 7000 people in the UK. A massive 97% of those diagnosed will die within a 5 year cycle. It is a silent killer as it is particularly difficult to detect and by the time a diagnosis is made, more often the cancer is too advanced to treat which can leave the patient just weeks to live.

Other Cancers attract a higher exposure and therefore investment from the Government, larger charities and the general public are made on a more regular basis and therefore a sharp increase in to discovering new ways of trying to combat some these cancers are found.

Thankfully this means that cancers like, Leukaemia and Breast Cancer, have a much higher survival rate. If comparable are made you will find that:

40 years ago few children survived Leukaemia, the survival rate is now 80%

40 years ago, only 46% of Women diagnosed with Breast Cancer survived 5 years or more. Thanks to awareness and generous public and Govt donations, the survival rate is 80%.

Pancreatic Cancer 40 years ago the survival rate was 3%,
now in the year 2010 the survival rate is still only 3%.