Can we catch it earlier? Pancreatic cancer awareness and public perspectives

Can We Catch It Earlier? Pancreatic Cancer Awareness and Public Perspectives

Pancreatic cancer is one of the toughest cancers to detect early. Symptoms are often vague, meaning many people are diagnosed too late for effective treatment. Awareness and early detection can save lives — and your voice can help shape change.

Join PhD researcher Hugh Claridge at the University of Surrey, alongside Pancreatic Cancer Action, for a free, interactive event this Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

What to Expect

• Hear an inspiring survivor story and learn the key warning signs to look out for

• Find out why early diagnosis is so challenging and what researchers are doing to change this

• Try a new digital risk-assessment tool being developed at Surrey, see how it works in real GP scenarios, and share your views on how it should be used

• Take part in optional small-group discussions to help shape the tool’s future design (no pressure to speak if you’d rather just listen)

Your feedback will directly support the development of an open-access tool designed to help GPs spot pancreatic cancer sooner.

This event is open to everyone, and especially relevant for people aged 50+, families, carers, and community groups. No medical knowledge needed — just curiosity and a willingness to take part.

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(More information about the small group discussions element is available here: Participant Information Sheet.)

Refreshments will be provided, and travel support may be available (please email j.warsap@surrey.ac.uk if you need support). The venue, Austin Pearce Building, is highly accessible, it faces the main Piazza on the Stag Hill Campus, is served regularly by buses from Guildford Town Centre and is a short stroll from our free car park, and a 20 minute walk from Guildford Rail station.

This project has been reviewed by the University of Surrey’s University Ethics Committee (UEC) and has received a favourable ethical opinion [Ref: 0070]

This event is part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science - Please review the University of Surrey's Privacy Notice regarding events here.