PHOTO: CHRISTINE ROBERTSONThe Cancer Society yesterday benefited from a final act of generosity by a man who had already given much to his community. Mr Ayson, who died in February, specified that the proceeds be given to the Cancer Society for research into pancreatic cancer, the disease which killed him. He said that he wanted it to help other people with pancreatic cancer. Cancer Society medical director Chris Jackson, who treated Mr Ayson, said pancreatic cancer was a little-understood and hard-to-diagnose cancer that could kill patients swiftly. This week is pancreatic cancer awareness week.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 19, 2020 15:31 UTC