November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, a campaign which aims to spread awareness of the disease and raise funds for vital research.

Each year there are around 280,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer worldwide and in the UK pancreatic cancer ranks fifth in terms of mortality rates when compared with other cancer types. Just four per cent of people survive pancreatic cancer for five years after diagnosis and one person dies from the disease every hour. Despite this, awareness of the disease is minimal and only 1.4 per cent of cancer research funding in the UK is currently directed towards pancreatic cancer.

There are many different events organised throughout November including Host for Hope, which encourages people to organise a food related fundraising event to help support those affect by pancreatic cancer.

For more information about how to get involved with Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, visit: www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/campaigning-and-volunteering/get-involved.