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Filed under: Pancreatic Cancer

There are certain points on everyone’s life where being tested for various cancers should be at the top of the priority list. With that in mind, it’s distressing to hear that almost 40% of people with early pancreatic cancer that could have treatment to ward off the disease don’t end up getting it at all.

This comes from a recent study, which concluded that the 40% of pancreatic cancer patients who don’t see early surgery treatment face a grim and uncertain future.

Life extension is greatly improved by surgery following early pancreatic cancer detection, although the chances for surviving more than five years are not greatly enhanced here. Of particular note here is that the 40% with early detection are not even offered surgery, with certain groups of people being less likely to be offered surgery. I guess all people in the U.S. really aren’t created equal after all.

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Original post by Brian White

Filed under: Pancreatic Cancer

There are certain points on everyone’s life where being tested for various cancers should be at the top of the priority list. With that in mind, it’s distressing to hear that almost 40% of people with early pancreatic cancer that could have treatment to ward off the disease don’t end up getting it at all.

This comes from a recent study, which concluded that the 40% of pancreatic cancer patients who don’t see early surgery treatment face a grim and uncertain future.

Life extension is greatly improved by surgery following early pancreatic cancer detection, although the chances for surviving more than five years are not greatly enhanced here. Of particular note here is that the 40% with early detection are not even offered surgery, with certain groups of people being less likely to be offered surgery. I guess all people in the U.S. really aren’t created equal after all.

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Original post by Brian White