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Q: Why is pancreatic cancer considered very deadly?A: Pancreatic cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death. There are about 28,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer each year but only about 1,000 are expected to live 5 years (approx 3%). J Am Board Fam Pract 17(1):48-53, 2004.
What is the pancreas? The pancreas is a gland organ in the digestive and endocrine system about 6 inches (15 cm) long that stretches across the back of the abdomen, behind the stomach.
The causes of cancer death are in order:
1) Lung,
2) Colon,
3) Breast,
4) Prostate,
5) Pancreas
Risk factors for pancreatic cancer are:
1) Smoking (strongest)
2)Alcoholism
3)High fat diet
4)Pancreatitis
Point mutation at codon 12 of k-ras is found in over 90% of pancreatic cancers.
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