My Story

My dad, Ewan, died of Pancreatic cancer in May 2025.

It is the deadliest common cancer. The brutal reality is that diagnosis comes far too late for most people. Half of people die within three months of diagnosis, with my Dad we were lucky. Despite already having secondary cancer at diagnosis, my dad made it to nearly a year after diagnosis.

Many people can only hope for similar outcomes, when we should all be hoping for beyond better. In fact, hope itself is not enough. The disease must be detected sooner. 

And it can be.

Thanks to the work of Pancreatic Cancer UK's dedicated team of researchers, a simple test to detect the cancer earlier is within reach. It just needs more funding. 

With people running, cheering and raising funds to support this research, together we can save as many lives as runners in this great race.

We will give it our all. We won't give up. And we will cross that finish line.