by Anna Perkins | Nov 18, 2021 | All Cancer Keys
18th November 2021 Potential pitfall: Diabetes, especially Type 2, is common among the general population. However, unexplained new-onset diabetes should be investigated as a possible indicator of pancreatic cancer. It is also important to ask patients about other...
by Katie Galvin | Nov 19, 2020 | What’s new?
19th November 2020 Today is World Pancreatic Awareness Day 2020. Why not increase your knowledge and complete GatewayC’s ‘Pancreatic Cancer – Early Diagnosis’ course and collect 2 CPD hours? In the early stages of the disease, pancreatic cancer may...
by Katie Galvin | Sep 18, 2020 | All Cancer Keys
18th September 2020 Potential pitfall: Jaundice can be a classic symptom of pancreatic cancer; about half of patients have jaundice when they first go to their GP. Yet, pancreatic cancer is difficult to diagnose as symptoms can vary or may be late, vague and...
by Anna Perkins | Jan 2, 2020 | All Cancer Keys
2nd January 2020 Pancreatic cancer diagnoses can be missed due to the non-site specific nature of some early symptoms. However, according to CRUK, up to 70% of patients with pancreatic cancer initially visit the doctor with upper abdominal or back pain. Potential...
by Anna Perkins | Nov 1, 2019 | All Cancer Keys
1st November 2019 An article published in The Lancet last month reported that global incidence of pancreatic cancer had more than doubled from 1990 compared to 2017. Despite poorer outcomes for patients diagnosed late, early diagnosis of the disease remains a...
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