What makes pancreatic cancer so deadly in comparison to other cancers?
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Several reasons:
1. While it’s not particularly aggressive, it’s sneaky and usually doesn’t produce symptoms until it’s very advanced or even terminal
2. The pancreas is a viral organ surrounded by other vital organs, so surgery is always risky and complicated
3. The treatment options consist of what I’ve heard doctors describe as the most brutal chemotherapy, and a surgery (The Whipple Procedure) that basically rearranges your digestive system
I lost my grandmother to pancreatic cancer and several people I’m close to have also lost relatives to it. It’s an absolutely ruthless disease.
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