Last week Mims Davies MP attended an event in Parliament held by Pancreatic Cancer UK to mark Pancreatic Awareness Month.
Through its ‘No Time to Wait’ campaign, the charity is calling on the Government and devolved administrations to support the health service with additional funding this winter and produce a long-term plan in response to the pancreatic cancer emergency.
At the event Mims met with Pancreatic Cancer UK volunteers Charles and Richard and learnt about the impact pancreatic cancer had on them personally, as well as hearing about the symptoms of pancreatic cancer.
The symptoms of pancreatic cancer can include:
- the whites of your eyes or your skin turn yellow (jaundice), and you may also have itchy skin, darker pee and paler poo than usual
- loss of appetite or losing weight without trying to
- feeling tired or having no energy
- a high temperature, or feeling hot or shivery
Other symptoms can affect your digestion, such as:
- feeling or being sick
- diarrhoea or constipation, or other changes in your poo
- pain at the top part of your tummy and your back, which may feel worse when you're eating or lying down and better when you lean forward
- symptoms of indigestion, such as feeling bloated
You should see a GP if you have:
- lost a noticeable amount of weight over the last 6 to 12 months without trying
- other symptoms of pancreatic cancer that get worse or do not get better after 2 weeks
- a condition that causes symptoms with your digestion that are not getting better after 2 weeks of using your usual treatments
