by Bruce Brown | March 29, 2018 | General News, Health
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network reported good news last year: the 5-year survival rate for patients diagnosed with the disease increased from 6% to 9%. Because pancreatic cancer is asymptomatic in early stages, most cases metastasize before diagnosis. In the same...
by Bruce Brown | September 6, 2017 | General News, Medical
The chances of surviving a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer are horrible. The five-year survival rate is an abysmal 9%, according to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Even sadder is the news that 9% is viewed as relatively good news because it represents the third...