Understanding the True Nature of Pancreatic Cancer
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network says that pancreatic cancer is the deadliest kind of cancer with a five-year survival rate of 5%. Less than 10% of people with pancreatic cancer are diagnosed before the tumors spread to other organs.
According to the American Cancer Society, “80% of [pancreatic cancer] patients are diagnosed too late to be helped by surgery. Of those that may be helped by surgery, fewer than 40% are cured.? If surgery is an option, the typical survival rate is only 18 to 20 months.
Understanding the True Nature of Pancreatic Cancer
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network says that pancreatic cancer is the deadliest kind of cancer with a five-year survival rate of 5%. Less than 10% of people with pancreatic cancer are diagnosed before the tumors spread to other organs.
According to the American Cancer Society, “80% of [pancreatic cancer] patients are diagnosed too late to be helped by surgery. Of those that may be helped by surgery, fewer than 40% are cured.? If surgery is an option, the typical survival rate is only 18 to 20 months.
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