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Only 9% of those diagnosed with pancreas cancer survive five years.
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In 2018 an estimated 152 Americans per day will be diagnosed with pancreas cancer and 121 Americans per day will die.
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Pancreas cancer is currently the third leading cause of cancer-related death and is expected to become the second by 2020.
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Pancreas cancer has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers.
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74% of patients die within the first year of diagnosis.
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Surgical removal of the tumor is possible in only 18% of patients diagnosed with pancreas cancer.
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Pancreas cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death largely because there is no early detection method.
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Pancreas Cancer is the 11th most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and the 8th in women.