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. Send the Pancreatic Cancer Facts and Symptoms sheet to everyone you know by pressing the PCCa Alert button above or printing this page and mailing it to your friends. By raising awareness, you are helping to save lives. No two patients with pancreas cancer are identical. The appropriate treatment of individual cases varies greatly depending on the patient's medical and surgical history.