I will be running the London Vitality 10k on 10th July to raise money for Pancreatic Cancer Action in memory of Graham Tufnell who lost his battle with cancer a few months ago.

Graham is the father of my school friend Jess, who remains one of the funniest and loveliest people I've ever met, so when I saw Dan organising this event I couldn't sign up fast enough!  Now there is a team of 18 us running (good work Dan!) and we hope to raise enough to make the Tufnells proud!!

Each year around 8,800 people in the UK are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, making it the 11th most common form of cancer. At the same time pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate of all cancers – just 3% of those diagnosed survive for five years. It is also the only cancer that has seen no improvement in this figure over the last 40 years.  Despite its high death rate and lack of improvement in chances of survival, pancreatic cancer attracts little research funding in comparison with many other cancers. In 2011, pancreatic cancer attracted just 1% of research funding from the major funding bodies. There are a number of factors that influence the level of research funding for particular types of cancer, but for pancreatic cancer, ‘researchability’ and fundraising are the most significant. 

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