Charity calls for action following alarming rise in pancreatic cancer incidence in the UK

New statistics published by Pancreatic Cancer Action today reveal that in 20151, pancreatic cancer was 17% more common in the UK than in 201012, reaching an annual incidence rate of almost 10,000 new diagnoses. During the same five-year period, mortality rates for pancreatic cancer increased by 13% with almost 8,500 people dying from the disease.

Pancreatic Cancer Action, a UK charity that exists to save lives through early diagnosis, are calling for urgent action to tackle late diagnosis of the disease.

Pancreatic cancer is the UK's fifth biggest cancer killer. Based on the data collected from UK cancer registries1, the disease accounts for over 3% of cancer diagnoses in the UK – and more than one person is diagnosed in the UK every hour!

More information at: http://www.pancreaticcanceraction.org/