Awareness about pancreatic cancer has increased with the recent
deaths of some prominent individuals like Steve Jobs, for example. It
certainly is one of more lethal types of cancers because 95% of people
who are diagnosed with it never survive. It generally never presents
symptoms, which makes it even more challenging. According to the
American Cancer Society, about 44,030 people will be diagnosed with the
disease this year.
Endocrine and exocrine tumors are the two types
of pancreatic cancer. The majority of pancreatic cancer patients are
diagnosed with the exocrine tumors. Exocrine tumors usually begin in the
ducts of the pancreas. These tumors can be very aggressive if
undetected but can be successfully treated if caught early enough.
