Normal healthy cells grow in a carefully controlled way. Pancreatic cancer develops when cells in the pancreas grow out of control, forming a tumour (a lump or growth). This can happen in the head, body or tail of the pancreas. · Just 4% of patients survive – it has the worst survival rate of all 22 common cancers · Pancreatic cancer is the fifth biggest cancer killer – 26 people die each day · It receives just over 1% of overall cancer research funding · Pancreatic cancer affects men and women equally · For those diagnosed in time for surgery their chance of survival increases tenfold · In 2013, 9,389 people were newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer · In 2013, 8,524 people died from pancreatic cancer in the UK...