Pancreatic Cancer and Life Expectancy WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Pancreatic Cancer and Life Expectancy
The average life expectancy of people with pancreatic cancer is only 13% at one year. This goes down to less than 4% after five years. When the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, the average life expectancy is only two to six months. Pancreatic cancer overall has a very poor prognosis.1
Fast Facts:
- In 2008, there were an estimated 35,420 deaths from pancreatic cancer reported in the United States.2
- About 52% of all pancreatic cancer is diagnosed after the cancer has already metastasized.3
- Five year survival rates are close to 40% when the cancer is caught early, and surgically removed before it spreads to the lymph nodes.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ American Cancer Society: How Is Pancreatic Cancer Staged
- ↑ American Cancer Society: What Are the Key Statistics About Cancer of the Pancreas?
- ↑ eMedTV: Pancreatic Cancer Survival Rates
- ↑ Department of Pathology at Johns Hopkins: Basics of Pancreatic Cancer
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 13, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: PANCREATIC CANCER LIFE EXPECTANCY, SURVIVAL RATES OF PANCREATIC CANCER, What is the survival rate of pancreatic cancer, What Is the Life Expectancy of Pancreatic Cancer
- Last update: Nov. 13, 2009
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