4 February 2025
4 February is World Cancer Day
World Cancer Day takes place every year on 4 February, drawing attention to cancer’s global impact. One in two people in the Netherlands will develop cancer, so almost everyone will be affected personally or through someone close to them. A diagnosis can turn life upside down, which is why awareness matters.
Attention to pancreatic cancer on World Cancer Day
Public attention often focuses on the most common cancers. Pancreatic cancer is less common, but its exceptionally poor prognosis makes greater awareness and research equally urgent.
Every week, Support Casper hears from newly diagnosed people searching for treatment options. For too many, pancreatic cancer remains a death sentence, although findings from current studies offer hope. We therefore fund several pioneering approaches rather than a single treatment, because every patient and tumour is different.
Pancreatic cancer: the facts
- Pancreatic cancer is often diagnosed too late for surgery; only one in five patients is eligible.
- Every year 3,000 people are diagnosed.
- Eight people die daily from pancreatic cancer.
- Long-term survival remains low at around 7%.
- 90% of patients die within one year of diagnosis.
Take action against pancreatic cancer
Research requires substantial funding. Our own events make an important contribution, but individual fundraisers are indispensable. From benefit dinners and bottle-return collections to sponsored runs, people across the country organise fundraising activities to support the work.
Mark World Cancer Day by raising money for pioneering pancreatic cancer research. Create your own fundraising page and invite others to support you.
Would you like help choosing or planning an activity? Contact our fundraising team at actie@supportcasper.nl.