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Pancreatic Cancer Life Expectancy

Question: The docs think my dad has pancreatic cancer. Anyone have exp. with it and life expectancy? I would like to know of what you know about it, any information is great. Thank you.

Answer: Pancreatic cancer has a really poor prognosis…the 5 year survival rate is usually less than 2%, although people who have had Whipple's procedure have a 5 year rate of 25%. It depends on how far the cancer has progressed, though; usually fewer than 20% of patients are eligible for that operation. The median survival is about a year. I'm really sorry.


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