Revising the timeline for deadly pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic tumours are one of the most lethal cancers, with fewer than five percent of patients surviving five years after diagnosis. But a new study that peers deeply into the genetics of pancreatic cancer presents a bit of good news: an opportunity for early diagnosis. In contrast to earlier predictions, many pancreatic tumours are, in fact, slow growing, taking nearly 20 years to become lethal after the first genetic perturbations appear...

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