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There’s an empty chair at David and Alec’s table where Janne should be. WEHI researchers are breaking through pancreatic cancer’s defences. Your gift helps find better treatments for diseases like Janne’s.

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More Christmases together start in the lab

Every dollar you donate today helps fuel discoveries that give families more time, more hope and more memories with the people who matter most. Tomorrow’s treatments and cures start with your donation today.

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Janne should have been there

At just 53 years old, Janne was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. For almost 5 years she endured surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, while trying to make life as normal as possible for her son, Alec.

Treatment slowed Janne’s cancer, but could never stop it.

She died before seeing him turn 18. She won’t be there for his wedding. Christmas will never be the same without her. More than 10 years after Janne passed away, pancreatic cancer remains one of Australia’s deadliest cancers.

Families like Janne’s urgently need better outcomes.

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The reality of pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic tumours surround themselves with dense tissue, creating a ‘fortress’ that is difficult for treatments to break through. Only 14% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer will survive 5 years.

Professor Tracy Putoczki and her team are researching ways to disrupt these defences and match patients with more effective treatments. Your support is crucial to accelerating discoveries.

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US supporters can donate via the Chapel & York US Foundation, nominating The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research as a recipient.

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