Maggie Blanks

Maggie Blanks was a carer for her husband Alan when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at the age of 55 in 2002. After his death in 2003, and having discovered how little research was then being done into pancreatic cancer, she set up the charity Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund (PCRF) to raise new money for research. Since its start, PCRF has funded £7m of research and promoted the need for more research by the major funders.