And just like that November is over!It's been another busy month so Charlotte and Lesley have been catching up and reflecting on what's been going on this year.You can find out more about Purple Rainbow here https://purplerainbow.co.uk/Music Cr

Health Inequalities in Pancreatic Cancer and African Americans

Nov 29th, 2022 16m 26s

Howard Crawford is the Scientific Director at the Henry Ford Cancer Center in Detroit Michigan.He's looking at health inequality and Pancreatic Cancer in African Americans. Currently there's a 20% higher risk for African Americans developing Pa

An Update from Pancreatic Cancer UK

Nov 28th, 2022 17m 48s

Georgia Papacleovoulou is the health and intelligence improvement lead at Pancreatic Cancer UK. She shares what the charity is up to at the moment and its latest campaigns.You can find out more about Purple Rainbow here https://purplerainbow.co

Diagnosed With Pancreatic Cancer Summer 2022

Nov 25th, 2022 21m 57s

Les Hamon is 66. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year.He's currently undergoing chemotherapy with a hope that he might be able to have surgery later.Les shares his story of diagnosis and how he and his family have promised

What Is A Clinical Trial?

Nov 24th, 2022 16m 11s

We’ve spoken a fair bit over the last few days and weeks about clinical trials but we’ve not spent much time talking about what a clinical trial actually is. Obviously they can be very different but to help us understand a bit more about what g

"It's Better To Laugh For Three Months Than To Cry For Three Years"

Nov 23rd, 2022 26m 30s

Kasia was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer in 2014 aged just 33 and with a young son.She shares with us her diagnosis, treatment and how she uses her optimism and positivity to make sure she is getting the most from life. You can find out more

The Emotional Impact Of Pancreatic Cancer

Nov 22nd, 2022 19m 1s

Pancreatic Cancer takes it out of you physically, but what about the emotional impact of not only a diagnosis but also the treatment?Anna Taylor is a doctor who is looking into depression and anxiety in pancreatic cancer patients due to go to s

What Spanish Healthcare Can Learn From The NHS In England

Nov 21st, 2022 16m 46s

Pilar Del Valle is a Research Nurse based in Spain. But before that she spent time in the North West of England working for the NHS. It was here she discovered the role of CNS - something that doesn't exist in Spain. Pilar worked as a CNS for a

Supporting Patients With Pancreatic Cancer

Nov 18th, 2022 16m 12s

It's a sad fact at the moment that most people who are diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer die from the disease.So how can medical professionals make sure that patients get the best care and support to make sure they get the most of the time they

Giulia Biffi

Nov 17th, 2022 16m 55s

Giulia Biffi is a Group Leader at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute.She also co-directs the Pancreatic Cancer Programme at the Cancer Centre.You can find out more about Purple Rainbow here https://purplerainbow.co.uk/Music Credit Purpl

Researching Early Detection Of Pancreatic Cancer

Nov 16th, 2022 15m 23s

Pilar Acedo is a biologist working at University College London in the Institute of Liver and Digestive Health.Her research at the moment is based on the early detection of Pancreatic Cancer.She shares what she's doing and what life is like wor

Living with BRCA2 gene

Nov 15th, 2022 19m 36s

Michelle is from Maine in the United States. She’s 54 and has a history of breast cancer and pancreatic cancer - both of them related to the BRCA2 mutation that she has tested positive for.You can find out more about Purple Rainbow here https:/

A Shared Responsibility

Nov 14th, 2022 15m 45s

Talia Golan describes herself as passionate and fascinated by Pancreatic Cancer. And she's not wrong. She's a director of the Phase I clinical trials unit at Sheba’s Pancreatic Cancer Centre in Israel.Her current research involves examining BRC

Living With Pancreatic Cancer In Your 20s

Nov 11th, 2022 37m 53s

18 months ago Dan hadn't heard of Pancreatic Cancer. But that changed in November 2021 when he got a devastating diagnosis.A year on and Dan is doing well after surgery and rounds of chemotherapy. He's been documenting his journey on his blog h

"It's A Long Game"

Nov 10th, 2022 17m 26s

Kathy Del Giorno is Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University. Her laboratory is looking at pancreatic cancer, as you'd expect, and especially the changes in the acinar cells that secrete digestive juices and which change in pancreatic cance

Sharing Pancreatic Cancer Patient Stories With Upper GI Surgeons

Nov 9th, 2022 19m 27s

Stjin Van Laarhoven is a surgeon working in Bristol. He also works with trainee surgeons and newly qualified surgeons when it comes to developing their training. This month he's focusing on Pancreatic Cancer and bringing Upper GI surgeons from

Making Steps Forward

Nov 8th, 2022 14m 10s

Catarina Pelicano is a PhD student based at CRUK Cambridge Centre. She is funded by Pancreatic Cancer UK.In this episode she shares with us her research so far as well as the challenges faced by researchers in the Pancreatic Cancer space.You ca

How Physiotherapy Can Help With Cancer Treatment

Nov 7th, 2022 30m 39s

Nicola Day is a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Oncology Rehabilitation & Exercise at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge.She shares with us how and why exercise can help patients being treated for cancer. You can find out more about Purp

The Role Of Data In Medical Research

Nov 4th, 2022 17m 7s

Dr Alex Ney is clinical research fellow at University College London.He's been working on a study about the role of data in medical research and the importance of communication between researchers and patients and their families.If you want to

Studying Pancreatic Cancer As Part Of Your PhD

Nov 3rd, 2022 15m 54s

Lauren Maggs is a PHD student studying at Babraham Institute in Cambridge, joint with Cancer Research Horizons. Whilst Lauren's research now looks at Pancreatic Cancer, this wasn't initially an area she was going to study. Lauren shares with us

Being A Professional Mitherer

Nov 2nd, 2022 22m 25s

Mel Dadkhah Taeidy has two job titles. Her official role is as a Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist at Tameside General Hospital. The other is Professional Mitherer. Mel shares with us how she works closely with patients and families to suppor

2022 Here We Come!

Nov 1st, 2022 14m 51s

Purple Rainbow is back for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness month 2022.Once again Lesley and Charlotte will be highlighting the pancreatic cancer community, speaking to doctors, nurses, researchers, charities and you.You'll be getting an episode eve

The Finale!

Nov 30th, 2021 21m 11s

It's episode 30 and time for Charlotte and Lesley to reflect on the month. Purple Rainbow Podcasts has published 30 episodes across 30 days. But we couldn't have done it without our fabulous guests. Thank you to Tony, Claire, the Europac Team,

Kiruthikah Thillai

Nov 29th, 2021 15m 46s

Kiruthikah Thillai is a consultant medical oncologist specialising in patients with pancreatic cancer. She spoke to us about her work and her research into the symptoms of Pancreatic Cancer - including depression. You can follow these hashtags

Round Up 4

Nov 28th, 2021 39m 37s

It's the end of week four of our daily podcasts in November for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. And this is in fact the last round up episode from us. We do have two more episodes to finish the month off but let's take a moment, like we have