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#Health #Pancreas #AmericanCancerSociety #Pancreaticcancer Story highlights About 95 percent of people with pancreatic cancer die from it, experts say As people age, the risk of developing pancreatic cancer goes up There are two types of pancreatic cancer: exocrine tumors and endocrine tumors This story was previously published in 2011 but has been updated with new statistics (CNN) Pancreatic cancer is the third-leading cause of death from cancer in the United States, after lung and colorectal cancers The lifetime risk of developing it is about 1 in 63 for men, and 1 in 65 for women. This year, about 55,440 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and the disease will kill about 44,330 people, according to the American Cancer Society. About 95 percent of people with pancreatic cancer die from it, experts say. It's so lethal because, during the early stages, when the tumor would be most treatable, there are usually no symptoms. It tends to be disco...