Silver linings hard to find in pancreatic cancer; survival rate drops ‘dramatically’ with late diagnosis

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Silver linings hard to find in pancreatic cancer; survival rate drops ‘dramatically’ with late diagnosis

Keira Louise
Stephenson
Sanjay Pandanaboyana
Auckland surgeon Sanjay Pandanaboyana says surgery plus chemotherapy gives pancreatic cancer patients a 30 per cent chance of living for another five years
The main reason for pancreatic cancer’s inoperability is its proximity to arteries, bile duct and intestine The outlook for pancreatic can­cer is