About Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in the United States as well as around the world. Its incidence cuts across all racial and socio-economic barriers and is nearly always fatal. Despite the continued diligent efforts of the medical community, it is estimated that 25,000 people may die from this disease this year, with no end in sight. Because of the lethality of this disease and the failure of standard treatment to date, future efforts are pinned on the advances that are being made in the understanding and delineation of the genetic and molecular cell biology of cancer cells.