Eli5 why pancreatic cancer is a death sentence?

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I mean almost nobody survives it, it’s not uncommon unlike other cancers which are equally deadly(heart cancer for example), yet when you have it it’s basically over. A good reason to not consider chemo and just enjoy the days you have left.

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The pancreas is part of the digestive system and the endocrine system, it is basically buried deep inside the body where it is difficult to get at and is linked to virtually all of the rest of the body and a purpose is to spread hormones around the body. This means if the pancreas goes wrong you are really in a bad shape and if the cancer starts to spread (metastasize) the cancer is going to travel everywhere. – https://youtu.be/Q5–K1nUOM4

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