Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most common forms of gastrointestinal cancer making up just over 20% of the estimated new cases for 2020 with just over 57 thousand new diagnoses expected by the CDC. This type of cancer occurs when cells in the pancreas begin to grow and develop abnormally, tumors may form and these can be either benign or cancerous. As with all forms of cancer early detection, diagnosis and treatment is associated with the best outcomes. Treatment for pancreatic cancer includes: radiation, surgery, chemotherapy or a combination of several therapies.