Olivia Maher, who lost her mother to the disease last year, advises people to go to the doctor immediately if they notice anything unusual.
“She had always been full of energy and then all of a sudden she seemed to slip away.” Photo: Frank McGrath
Approximately 600 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in Ireland each year. While this number is relatively low, survival rates are also low, with only about 10% of patients surviving beyond 5 years from diagnosis.
Olivia Maher, a mother of two, knows all too well how aggressive pancreatic cancer can be because her beloved mother Goretti passed away from her battle with the disease last September.