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Pancreatic cancer arises when cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a mass. These cancerous cells have the ability to invade other parts of the body. There are a number of types of pancreatic cancer.
In recent decades cancer of the pancreas has emerged as one of the most important human cancers, accounting now for about 20,000 deaths in the nation annually. Only cancers of the lung, colon and breast cause more cancer deaths among Americans. Among patients who have pancreatic cancer, only 1 percent survive for three years, Dr. MacMahon said.