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Pancreatic cancer carers report gaps in support, as new app aims to reduce strain

In the devastatingly short time between Anna Bridgeman's father's cancer diagnosis and his death, it was as though time both stood still and lasted forever for the Queensland woman.

The heartbreaking news that her father had pancreatic cancer came with an onslaught of pressure, demands and a lack of support services as she and her husband cared for him.

Her dad was diagnosed in the very late stage of the disease, just after Christmas in 2020.

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