Overview

• Olivia Williams, diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer in 2018, has revealed she will never be cancer-free due to delayed diagnosis and disease progression.
• She is currently undergoing Lutathera internal radiotherapy at King’s College Hospital, a treatment requiring temporary isolation due to its radioactive nature.
• Williams has criticized the UK healthcare system for misdiagnosing her symptoms over four years, during which she visited doctors 21 times before receiving a correct diagnosis.
• Partnering with Pancreatic Cancer UK and the London Marathon, she is advocating for the adoption of affordable early-detection tests within the NHS to improve survival rates.
• Pancreatic cancer often remains undetected until advanced stages, with one in four patients dying within a month of diagnosis, underscoring the urgency of Williams’s campaign.