SADLY, some of the Times' readers may have been given a pancreatic cancer diagnosis.
As a Specialist Nurse at Pancreatic Cancer UK, I understand this can be an extremely difficult time for not only the person diagnosed, but their loved ones too.
This week is Dying Matters Week (14th – 20th May) and I would like to encourage anyone with terminal pancreatic cancer who is in the last few months or weeks of life to download or order our new booklet on pancreatic cancer and end of life care. The free resource will be an enormous help to patients and families, because it includes specific information about how to manage the symptoms which people with pancreatic cancer may get towards the end of their life, as well as information about how to access the care and support they might need.
People can download the booklet from our website at www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/end-of-life. To order the booklet, or if anyone needs further information or support, they can speak to myself or one of my colleagues on our free, confidential Support Line by calling 0808 801 0707 or emailing nurse@pancreaticcancer.org.uk
JENI JONES,
Nurse Specialist, Pancreatic Cancer UK
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