Post-operative complications are lower and survival is improved when pancreatic cancer surgery is performed at specialized centers, such as Johns Hopkins, than it is when the same surgery is performed at hospitals with a low pancreatic cancer surgery volume. Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death for both men and women.
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly of all types of cancer.
This year 28,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and about 28,000 will die from it. Despite the high mortality rate, the federal government spends woefully little money on pancreatic cancer research. Pancreatic cancer is difficult to diagnose There is no reliable screening test for the early detection of pancreatic cancer. Symptoms are often vague and easily confused with other diseases. We need to invest in the development of an effective screening test.