Kim Rowan retweeted
The Scottish Government is the only government in the UK that has specifically committed to improving pancreatic cancer survival in its cancer plan.
If you're based in Scotland, ask your MSP to speak at the #PancreaticCancerAwarenessMonth Debate: bit.ly/3LxgJLA
Kim Rowan retweeted
What is a #BreathTest, and how does it work? 🦠
Thanks to your support, the world's first breath test for #PancreaticCancer is moving into it's second phase of development with Professor George Hanna and his team at Imperial College London.
Read more: bit.ly/3X3pCil
Kim Rowan retweeted
We're thrilled to announce that we've awarded @profgeorgehanna and his team at @imperialcollege
@imperialsandc further funding to take the #PancreaticCancer breath test @IC_VAPOR_Study
into the next stage of development.
Find out more: bit.ly/3JwN2JU
ALT breaking research news! results from the first phase of the breath test project show the test is able to accurately indentify people with pancreatic cancer. text is shown above a megaphone icon
ALT thanks to your support, we're now moving this project to the next stage, a large clinical trial involving thousands of people. text is shown above icons of people with a magnifying glass
Kim Rowan retweeted
Our new six-part online course provides health professionals with an introduction to diabetes relating to pancreatic cancer and in-depth information on its management.
💻 If you're a health professional, start learning today: bit.ly/4qdsfLM
ALT Promotional image for a six-part online course on diabetes and pancreatic cancer. Aimed at healthcare professionals to increase knowledge and confidence. Includes bullet points about CPD certification upon completion.
Kim Rowan retweeted
Another great gig in aid of Leuchie House. Great music, great atmosphere, great fun
Kim Rowan retweeted
Great news! A new patient record system has gone live in Northern Ireland today. It will let people access their own health information and will help healthcare services provide better, patient-focused care. (1/2)
bit.ly/3GZ0ioS
I’m not a catholic but I do work in a hospital in Transplant theatres. Pop Francis is so correct!
This is good 💯
Pope Francis wrote this in the Hospital.
“The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches...
They have witnessed far more sincere kisses than those in airports...
It is in hospitals that you see a homophobe being saved by a gay doctor.
A privileged doctor saving the life of a beggar...
In intensive care, you see a Jew taking care of a racist...
A police officer and a prisoner in the same room receiving the same care...
A wealthy patient waiting for a liver transplant, ready to receive the organ from a poor donor...
It is in these moments, when the hospital touches the wounds of people, that different worlds intersect according to a divine design. And in this communion of destinies, we realize that alone, we are nothing.
The absolute truth of people, most of the time, only reveals itself in moments of pain or in the real threat of an irreversible loss.
A hospital is a place where human beings remove their masks and show themselves as they truly are, in their purest essence.
This life will pass quickly, so do not waste it fighting with people.
Do not criticize your body too much.
Do not complain excessively.
Do not lose sleep over bills.
Make sure to hug your loved ones.
Do not worry too much about keeping the house spotless.
Material goods must be earned by each person—do not dedicate yourself to accumulating an inheritance.
You are waiting for too much: Christmas, Friday, next year, when you have money, when love arrives, when everything is perfect...
Listen, perfection does not exist.
A human being cannot attain it because we are simply not made to be fulfilled here.
Here, we are given an opportunity to learn.
So, make the most of this trial of life—and do it now.
Respect yourself, respect others. Walk your own path, and let go of the path others have chosen for you.
Respect: do not comment, do not judge, do not interfere.
Love more, forgive more, embrace more, live more intensely!
And leave the rest in the hands of the Creator.”
—Pope Francis
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Kim Rowan retweeted
Today the public has rallied behind us as we have powerfully demonstrated the devastating impact of #PancreaticCancer in the UK.
It is unacceptable that 797 people die of this cruel disease every month. We need to do more.
Early detection is vital to improve survival rates.
Kim Rowan retweeted
We welcome the Government's announcement of a Health Data Research Service, giving researchers easier access to health data and speeding up clinical trials. We hope it improves data collection and sharing to help spot patterns and breakthroughs for people with pancreatic cancer.
We're taking action to speed up the discovery of life-saving drugs, improve patient care and make the UK the best place in the world for medical research.
This new drive could set the UK on a path to cure cancer, dementia, and arthritis quicker.
Details: gov.uk/government/news/prime…
Kim Rowan retweeted
Are you a #healthprofessional? Take our free introduction to pancreatic cancer course to explore diagnosis, symptoms, treatment and the ongoing supportive care needs of people with #pancreaticcancer: bit.ly/3QXXiMP
ALT Promotional graphic for a free, CPD Certified, three-part online course titled "Introduction to pancreatic cancer," designed for healthcare professionals. It notes each course takes 30-40 minutes to complete.
Kim Rowan retweeted
This afternoon we’re delighted to be @HouseofCommons for the @AMRC, talking to parliamentarians about our work to develop the world’s first breath test for #PancreaticCancer @IC_VAPOR_Study which has the potential to save thousands of lives every year.
Kim Rowan retweeted
In my (simple) view the best Christmas song of all time and sadly both singers no longer with us. Merry Christmas to young and old
Kim Rowan retweeted
Great to meet so many MSPs in Scottish Parliament last week to talk about #PancreaticCancerAwarenessMonth and highlight the urgent need for action on the deadliest common cancer 💪🙏💜
ALT A group of people standing on some steps in the Scottish Parliament, with John Swinney, the First Minister, at the front holding a sign that reads 'I demand survival'
ALT Three women standing at the bottom of some steps in Scottish Parliament, with the central woman, Clare Adamson MSP, holding a sign reading 'I demand survival'
ALT Three people holding a sign that reads 'I demand survival'. 2 are women wearing purple Pancreatic Cancer UK t-shirts and one is a man, Neil Gray MSP
ALT Miles Briggs MSP, a man wearing a suit and holding a sign that says 'I demand survival', standing next to a banner that reads 'More than hope'
Kim Rowan retweeted
Yesterday we were delighted to welcome @lucysian248 to our office where she gave a brilliant presentation to staff on her research focused on identifying people with new-onset diabetes who may also have #PancreaticCancer.
Thanks so much for taking the time to join us!
ALT katherine free and lucy oldfield in the pcuk office
Kim Rowan retweeted
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve funded five innovative new #PancreaticCancer research awards which all aim to take us a step closer to being able to detect early, treat better and save more lives.
ALT images of researchers alongside the text 'new research awards'
Kim Rowan retweeted
I was pleased to join fellow MSPs in supporting @PancreaticCanUK to mark Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month & show my support for
🔬earlier diagnosis
🏥better treatment
🔎more research breakthroughs
to improve survival for ppl in Scotland diagnosed with this devastating disease.
Kim Rowan retweeted
NEW CAMPAIGN: MORE THAN HOPE.
This #PancreaticCancerAwarenessMonth, it's time to change the story.
We need more breakthroughs, more support, more noise, more action. And more survivors, like Bryony.
Will you stand together with us?
Sign today: bit.ly/3YCi8Dp
Kim Rowan retweeted
Knowing for the past few weeks that this moment was fast approaching didn’t make it any less heartbreaking to hear the news early this morning that Janey had died.
Janey Godley truly was a force of nature, and one of the funniest people I have ever known. I was able to visit her in the hospice a couple of weeks ago and though she was fragile, she still had me in stitches.
Janey was also incredibly kind. And she made the world a better place.
A bond was forged between us in the darkest days of Covid when her famous voiceovers of my daily briefings went viral. In the toughest of times, she made people laugh - and that was precious. She did more that that though. In managing to project the serious public health messages of my briefings to a much wider audience than I would have managed alone, she helped save lives.
The photos on this post are from an event we did together last year - it was a special night.
I was so proud to call Janey a friend and will miss her hugely. My heart goes out to her family and many friends - they are in my thoughts today.
I know Frank will have been there, holding the door for her as she went - with a tear in his eye, as I have in mine. RIP my friend ❤️
Kim Rowan retweeted
Last month we launched our Family History Checker, supported by @NHSEngland. So far over 27,000 people have checked their family risk of #PancreaticCancer.
Find out today if you may benefit from regular monitoring that could save your life: bit.ly/3Y10hqS
ALT 27,445 people have checked their family risk so far, illustrated with an icon of three connected profiles, one with a heart, on a purple background.