A passionate volunteer diagnosed with pancreatic cancer wants other people to know the signs of the disease as new research aims to raise awareness for clinicians and patients.
"I wanted to turn my experience outwards in order to help others and to ensure people were aware of what pancreatic cancer symptoms might look like," she said.
"To ensure they get an early diagnosis because the earlier the tumour is found, the better the outcome."Ms Adams said she discovered medical research institute, QIMR Berghofer, was conducting a study about pancreatic cancer., led by Rachel Neale, aims to identify the early signs and symptoms of cancer and understand what symptoms first lead to diagnosis.
Participants will also be interviewed by telephone or video conferencing to discuss symptoms and their journey to diagnosis. Professor Neale said the Pathways Study was still looking for 150 participants who had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the past six months.Professor Neale said pancreatic cancer patients could access better treatments and surgery if they were diagnosed earlier.
"Even if we can't help people live longer, we can give them a bit more time to adjust to their diagnosis and more opportunities to participate in clinical trials to find new treatments that might help people in the future," she said.The Pathways Study cancer epidemiology and project officer, Bridie Thompson, said there were already 40 people who had shared their early signs and symptoms.
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