Have a Purple Day to fund research for pancreatic cancer

A charity is calling for people to organise special Purple Days to raise money for research into a killer cancer.

An average of 21 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer everyday in the UK, but despite being the fifth most common cancer, it receives just 1 per cent of all research funding.

Survival rates are poor, with an average life-expectancy of four to six months after diagnosis.

Pancreatic Cancer UK, is urging people across the country to organise a purple themed day during Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Week, which runs from the 22nd to the 28th November 2010.

For more information and fundraising ideas, visit: www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk or call 0203 177 1686.
 
Symptoms of pancreatic cancer
During the early stages there may be no symptoms
Jaundice
Abdominal pain which may be accompanied by a persistent back pain that
does not go away.
The back pain can feel like a screwdriver boring into you and is worse when lying down and eased by leaning forward
Nausea
indigestion
stomach ulcer-like pain
intermittent diarrhoea
unexplained weight loss
unexpected development of diabetes
blood clots