- Only one in ten GPs (11%) say they have the tools they need to detect pancreatic cancer at a stage at which it is possible to treat, while half (54%) report that they have some of the tools, but could do with more. One in four (28%) say they do not have the tools needed to detect pancreatic cancer at a treatable stage.
- Half of GPs (51%) say they do not think the new target set out in the NHS Long-term Plan - for all cancer patients to receive a definitive diagnosis or a ruling out of cancer within 28 days - is realistic for patients with pancreatic cancer. In contrast, one in five (22%) say that the target is realistic, while one in four (27%) say they don’t know.
- Just 3% of GPs feel very confident in detecting the signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer in a patient. Three in ten GPs (62%) say they feel fairly confident, and one in three say they feel unconfident (32%).
