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Pancreatic cancer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • For pancreatic cancer: For all stages combined, the 1-year relative survival rate is 25%, and the 5-year survival is estimated as less than 5% [81] to 6%.[7] For local disease, the 5-year survival is approximately 20%.[7][8] For locally advanced and for metastatic disease, which collectively represent over 80%[8] to 85-90%[19] of individuals, the median survival is about 10 and 6 months, respectively.[57] Without active treatment, metastatic pancreatic cancer has a median survival of 3–5 months;[19] complete remission is very rare.
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    "For pancreatic cancer: For all stages combined, the 1-year relative survival rate is 25%, and the 5-year survival is estimated as less than 5% [81] to 6%.[7] For local disease, the 5-year survival is approximately 20%.[7][8] For locally advanced and for metastatic disease, which collectively represent over 80%[8] to 85-90%[19] of individuals, the median survival is about 10 and 6 months, respectively.[57] Without active treatment, metastatic pancreatic cancer has a median survival of 3-5 months;[19] complete remission is very rare."
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Jack Andraka: A promising test for pancreatic cancer ... from a teenager | Talk Video |... - 0 views

  • This kid went through over 4,000 proteins before finding mesothelin, a pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancer biomarker and developed a quick and cheap test for it's detection. Credit to Dr. Anirban Maitra, Professor of Pathology, Oncology, and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, for recognizing the enthusiasm of this kid.
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