Seminars & Podcasts

This live webinar was held on World Pancreatic Cancer Day on the 21 November 2024. The AMA session saw specialists from across different disciplines answering questions about cancer-associated cachexia. Cachexia is a wasting syndrome with extensive weight loss, and yet, eating more or improving nutrition alone doesn’t help. It often comes with fatigue, dysfunctions of tissues and organs, and a substantially reduced quality of life.

In this special episode, we speak with researchers from the Cancer Cachexia Action Network (CANCAN): Dr Claire Connell (University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), Dr David Lewis (CRUK Scotland Institute), and Dr Tobias Janowitz (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Together, they unpack what cancer-associated cachexia is, why it's so devastating for patients, and how scientists are working to understand and reverse this syndrome. The guests share how their research, spanning metabolism, imaging, immunology, and clinical studies, is bringing fresh insights and hope to a problem that affects quality of life for so many.

You can listen to the podcast here. 

In this special episode, we bring you a recording of a live 'Ask Me Anything (AMA)' event held on World Pancreatic Cancer Day on the 21 November 2024. A multidisciplinary and international panel of experts, including clinicians, researchers, nurses, dietitians and physiotherapists, answer thoughtful questions from the public about pancreatic cancer, cachexia and the latest research and care approaches. Topics range from understanding the biology of these diseases to managing symptoms and improving quality of life.

The discussion sheds light on the progress being made and the ongoing challenges in improving outcomes for people affected by these conditions.

You can listen to the podcast here. 

In this special episode, we bring you a recording of a live 'Ask Me Anything (AMA)' event held by our Programme for World Pancreatic Cancer Day on 16 November 2023. The AMA webinar saw specialists from across different disciplines answering questions submitted by members of the public and discussing topics related to day-by-day living with pancreatic cancer. 

You can listen to the podcast here. 

Watch specialists from across different disciplines answering questions submitted by members of the public and discussing topics related to day-by-day living with pancreatic cancer.

This webinar was held on World Pancreatic Cancer Day 2023, 16th November, and chaired by Sally Pascall, our Patient and Public Involvement representative.

In this special episode, Hui-Ling Ou is joined by Isobel Turbin to talk about inherited pancreatic cancer, genetic testing, and genetic counselling. They also discuss which genetic tests are currently available, why these genes are important, and how testing results may help pancreatic cancer patients.

You can listen to the podcast here. 

Watch our panel of experts discussing topics related to pancreatic cancer such as prehab, diet, exercise and fatigue management. 

This webinar was held on World Cancer Day 2022, 4th February, answering questions from the audience. The webinar was chaired by Laura McGeeney, a Specialist Pancreatic Dietician.

The symposium took place on 6th May 2022 at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge. To view recordings of some of the talks click here.

Listen to our panel of experts discussing topics related to pancreatic cancer such as prehab, diet, exercise and fatigue management. 

This podcast was produced from a webinar held on World Cancer Day 2022, 4th February, answering questions from the audience. The webinar was chaired by Laura McGeeney, a Pancreatic Cancer Specialist Dietician. 

You can listen to the podcast and find out more about the panel members here.

Listen to our panel of experts discussing topics related to pancreatic cancer such as clinical trials, early detection, diet, diabetes, physiotherapy and palliative care. 

This podcast was produced from a webinar held on World Pancreatic Cancer Day 2021, 18th November, answering questions from the audience. The webinar was chaired by Dr Bristi Basu, Academic Consultant in Medical Oncology and the clinical co-lead of the CRUK Cambridge Centre Pancreatic Cancer Programme. 

You can listen to the podcast and find out more about the panel members here.

Listen below to Giulia’s talk to hear about her research on fibroblasts, one of the cell types that are part of the tumour microenvironment of solid malignancies, such as pancreatic cancer.