St. Leonard's Practice

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

Light up your life with purple on 20th November 2025 to commemorate World Pancreatic Cancer Day. Whether you or someone close to you, or you simply show support for the cause, taking part in Purple Lights for pancreatic cancer helps to raise awareness of this devastating disease. https://purplelightsuk.org/

Pancreatic cancer often causes no symptoms in the early stages. When symptoms do appear, they’re the same in men and women and often vague or intermittent. This can mean it’s sometimes missed. Understanding and knowing the symptoms to look out for can help with early diagnosis, which results in improved outcomes.

Look out for:
Unexplained upper abdominal pain
Sudden weight loss or loss of appetite
Indigestion, bloating or early fullness after small meals
Nausea or vomiting, especially after fatty foods
Fatigue or general weakness

If you’re worried, please make an appointment via our online request form.

https://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/information/signs-and-symptoms-of-pancreatic-cancer/

#PurpleLights Purple Lights for pancreatic cancerPurple Lights for pancreatic cancer is an annual campaign in the UK that takes place duringNovember’s Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month and supports the global awareness initiative,World Pancreatic Cancer Day, taking place on Thursday 20th November 2025. Light up...

PATIENT INFORMATION

The Practice will be closed from 1.00pm on Wednesday 1st October, for staff training.

Our telephones will be covered by the on-call service from 12.00pm onwards.

The Practice will re-open as usual on Thursday morning.

If you are unwell and need advice, please telephone the Practice - your call will be transferred to the on-call service.

Alternatively, please call 111 for advice.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Surviving the Winter Blues Patient Workshop - booking essential
Saturday 27th September 10.00am-1.00pm
Full details in the image below