The GHA has marked Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month with a series of initiatives in the lead  up to World Pancreatic Cancer Day on Thursday 17th November, when a purple flag will fly outside St Bernard’s Hospital.  

A statement from the GHA follows below:

The GHA’s Consultant Medical Oncologist and Clinical Director for Cancer Services, David  Ballesteros Quintanilla, was invited by Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Gibraltar to attend and  present at a dinner at Grand Battery House. Dr Ballesteros Quintanilla provided medical advice  about awareness, from a Consultant’s point of view, and was joined by 5 members of the Cancer  Unit. Dr Ballesteros Quintanilla explained that in Gibraltar at least 47 patients have been  diagnosed with pancreatic cancer since 2016, two thirds had stage 4 disease and 57% were men. 

The GHA Director General Prof Patrick Geoghegan was unable to attend in person but sent a  video message, thanking Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Gibraltar for their tireless work to the  benefit of Pancreatic Cancer patients and the wider community.