To: HAL9000
I will pray for his recovery -- but pancreatic cancer is about as close to a death sentence as you can get.
2 posted on
07/07/2006 9:23:36 AM PDT by
ClearCase_guy
("He hits me, he cries, he runs to the court and sues me.")
To: ClearCase_guy
From wikipedia:
Median survival from diagnosis is around 3 to 6 months; 5-year survival is 5% [4]. With 32,180 new diagnoses in the United States every year, and 31,800 deaths, mortality approaches 99%, giving pancreatic cancer the #1 fatality rate of all cancers
3 posted on
07/07/2006 9:27:23 AM PDT by
ClearCase_guy
("He hits me, he cries, he runs to the court and sues me.")
To: ClearCase_guy
That is because it is usually not found until it is too late. There are some fairly radical surgical procedures that have helped people with early pancreatic cancer. If he was getting tested for his back problem and they found a small, early tumor, he has a chance.
4 posted on
07/07/2006 9:34:31 AM PDT by
mak5
To: ClearCase_guy
but pancreatic cancer is about as close to a death sentence as you can getBoy, you got that right.
10 posted on
07/07/2006 11:07:16 AM PDT by
Puppage
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