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In Ontario, Canada, there are 1,200 new cases and deaths from pancreatic cancer each year in a population of 12 million people. In Ireland there are 400 new cases and deaths from pancreatic cancer in a population of 4 million annually.
Cancer has a High Prevalence in the Elderly
The average age for development of pancreatic cancer is over 70. This age distribution coupled with the disease causing significant morbidity, ensures the physician must deal with a vulnerable patient population. At least 60% of patients have metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis.
The survival time for these patients is about six months. Some 25% of patients are diagnosed with localised disease which is not resectable (not surgically removable), and is described as locally advanced disease. Less than 15% of patients have resectable cancer, yet survival is quite poor at 18 months generally and 98% of patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer will die within five years. Effective systemic therapies must be focused on.
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