A study's found almost three-quarters of people can't name a symptom of pancreatic cancer.
The disease is expected to overtake breast cancer as the fourth deadliest cancer in the UK by the year 2030.
However signs of it - which include itchy skin, weight loss and stomach pain - can be hard to spot.
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Meanwhile, scientists are also reporting that a new urine test may detect pancreatic cancer at an early stage. Usually symptoms don't appear until a late stage of the disease.
It is hoped that early detection of the illness may help with effective treatment.
Ann Stella's son Robert died from pancreatic cancer when he was 26. She says it should have been picked up sooner:
