Here we are with our Newsletter once again. There’s been plenty happening so first, let’s tell you about our research work and how your money is being spent. First, protein control. Much has been happening at St George’s University of…
Newsletter Summer 2015
Here we are with more than half of the year gone so far! Where does the time go? We’ve had Wimbledon, the cricket is well under way, the football season starts soon and then we have the rugby world cup!…
New Directions in Therapies for Pancreatic Cancer – Dr Androulla Elia.
An update from one of our research teams at St George’s University of London. Pancreatic cancer is frequently resistant to conventional therapies. Research supported by the Ralph Bates Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund has helped our understanding of how certain therapies…
Summer 2014 Newsletter
Well at least the sun is shining! We certainly needed something to pick us all up after England’s miserable performance in the world cup and then Andy Murray’s exit from Wimbledon, didn’t we? And now the “experts” are saying that…
Changes in Cancer Survival Rates
Changes in Survival Rates. Recent data from Cancer Research UK shows that the survival rate for cancer sufferers has significantly improved since 1971/2. This is great news for all cancer victims but as we often see, pancreatic cancer is the…
Simon Hoggart
The witty parliamentary sketch-writer, journalist and broadcaster has died of pancreatic cancer. Simon was born in 26 May 1946 and passed away 5 January 2014. He was diagnosed in 2010 with pancreatic cancer but was still working for The Guardian…
Brazil nuts can help women cut pancreatic cancer risk
A recent article in the British Journal of Cancer has highlighted that research in America has shown that women who eat a handful (8 grams or 28 ounces) of Brazil nuts, cashews, pecans and other popular nut varieties twice a…
Hayley in Coronation Street has pancreatic cancer.
If you watch Coronation Street, you will know that Hayley, Roy’s wife, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The fact that pancreatic cancer is being featured will give this terrible illness some well needed publicity and will help viewers understand some of…
Newsletter December 2012
Well, it doesn’t seem that long since our last Newsletter in July/August. Time flies these days and it’s not just older guys like me who say it- even the “youngsters” say they don’t know where time goes. So, it’s nearly…
Claire Elam completes London Marathon!
Claire Elam from Prestwich ran the London Marathon on behalf of our Fund! She completed the course in 4 hours 34 minutes and says she thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.
