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To: Dick Bachert

Not true.


24 posted on 12/30/2008 2:07:11 PM PST by jayef
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To: jayef

Sorry but afraid it is true.

Consulted a number of sites and they confirm the info below.

From http://www.pancreatica.org/faq.html#anchor775483

The Toll of Pancreatic Cancer
Each year more than 30,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the pancreas and more than twice that in Europe. Most of these people will have passed away by the end of the first year. The incidence of pancreatic cancer increases with age; most people are between the ages of 60 to 80 when they receive the diagnosis. Men have tended to be over-represented, though in recent years the gap between men and women has shrunk, possibly due to increased cigarette smoking among women. In the U.S., pancreatic cancer is 9th or 10th most commonly diagnosed cancer (depending on gender), but the fourth leading cause of cancer death in men and women. The median survival period from the time of diagnosis until demise is arguably the worst of any of the cancers. The median survival for untreated advanced cancer of the pancreas is about 3 ½ months; with good treatment this increases to about six months. Perhaps in concluding, we might draw attention (in the midst of delivering this difficult news) to an interesting paper about one man’s struggle to not be the median.


34 posted on 12/30/2008 2:40:11 PM PST by Dick Bachert
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