Pancreatic cancer is the deadliest form of cancer worldwide, mainly because the disease is often discovered late. Symptoms associated with these tumors are often non-specific, so patients and doctors do not immediately suspect cancer. Moreover, these tumors are difficult to detect in the early stages on abdominal CT scans. Once the diagnosis is made, curative treatment is usually no longer possible. Only 10% of patients survive beyond five years.
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