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Nov 275 min read

Learning about the lived experiences of people with pancreatic cancer

“I want to create a theory to explain their pancreatic cancer journeys, from pre-diagnosis to treatment and beyond"

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Nov 204 min read

Pancreatic Cancer: Understanding Young People’s Needs

Hi there, My name is Caitlin McShane, I am 23, originally from Warrenpoint, but currently living in Belfast. I am one of four NIPANC...

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Nov 133 min read

Changing Outcomes. NIPANC Supported PhD Research in Partnership with QUB. Olivia Watson’s Story

Olivia Watson talks about her PhD study which will focus on the diagnostic experiences of those facing a pancreatic cancer journey in NI

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Nov 63 min read

PhD Research Supports NIPANC’s Partners In #TimeMatters Campaign

Tara Anderson, is one of four NIPANC supported Queen’s University Belfast PHD students researching pancreatic cancer.

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Nov 11 min read

Pedal The Periphery 2025

We are delighted to announce that registration for NIPANC’s Pedal The Periphery 2025 is now officially open.

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Oct 141 min read

Working Together, Changing the Future

A celebration of collaboration to improve outcomes and support for patients and families with pancreatic cancer in Northern Ireland....

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Oct 101 min read

NIPANC Annual Ball 2024

What an unforgettable evening! On Saturday, October 5th, 200 guests gathered for the NIPANC Annual Ball at the Stormont Hotel, Belfast....

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Mar 153 min read

#Blaming Paddy on St Paddy's Day

In the run up to Paddy’s Day, the two sisters behind the organisation of this year’s team endurance event #PedalThePeriphery 2024 are...

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Feb 19 min read

Wheel Magnolias

Paddy Harrower, a PE teacher at Wallace High School, Lisburn, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on Easter Sunday, April 17th 2022 and...

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Nov 30, 20233 min read

Partnering to Improve Pancreatic Cancer Care Pathways

By Ivan McMinn, NIPANC Trustee NIPANC is excited to be partnering with Pancreatic Cancer UK and the Department of Health to bring about...

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Nov 28, 20235 min read

Survivor Stories - Ivan McMinn

Calling his two young children into his study to tell them he had pancreatic cancer, is one Ivan McMinn will never forget Pancreatic...

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Nov 27, 20235 min read

Could Microscopic Bubbles Hold The Key To New Pancreatic And Other Solid Organ Tumour Treatment?

Hope has been an emerging theme of our 2023 #TimeMatters campaign. This year, we have focused on the stories of five remarkable...

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Nov 24, 20234 min read

Survival Stories: Tom Hawthorne

Businessman, Tom Hawthorne knows he is lucky to be alive. He has had five heart attacks, suspected lung cancer, diabetes, chemotherapy...

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Nov 19, 20234 min read

William Sproule's Survivor Story

Strabane farmer William Sproule’s hard graft out in the green fields of the Sperrin Mountains rearing beef and dairy cattle is a...

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Nov 17, 20231 min read

NIPANC Christmas Cards

Last year, for our #TimeMatters 2022 campaign, young people bravely told their personal stories of losing a parent to pancreatic cancer...

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Nov 14, 20235 min read

Barbara Morris - A Survivor Story of Hope

Little did County Down woman Barbara Morris know that regularly putting her walking gear on and getting out into the fresh air was a...

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Nov 8, 20236 min read

Brian Magennis' Survivor Story delivers #TimeMatters message of hope

Former GAA player Brian Magennis had never known ill health other than the common cold or sports injury until an out-of-the-blue...

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Nov 1, 20234 min read

Drumming the #TimeMatters Message Home

By NIPANC President, Tom Diamond As NIPANC celebrates its fifth year, we can hardly believe it’s November again. Today we launch our...

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Jul 24, 20233 min read

World Record Breaker

Double World Drumming Record Holder Ali Brown Smashes World Record For Third Time Ali Brown on Friday, July 21st at 21.06hrs beat the...

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Jul 14, 20235 min read

Ali Brown aims to break World Record for drumming

A Co Antrim man and double world record holder will go without sleep for a week as he attempts to set a new world record by drumming...

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