Pancreatic Cancer: Two Early Signs of an Often Fatal Cancer
In France alone, nearly 16,000 new cases are diagnosed each year (Santé Publique France, 2023).
Worldwide, the incidence is increasing by 2 to 3% per year.
The five-year survival rate is still less than 10%.
Diagnosis is generally late: the average age at screening is 71 for men and 74 for women. By this time, more than three-quarters of tumors are already inoperable. Only complete surgical removal offers a chance of long-term survival, hence the importance of early detection.
The Two Symptoms We Missed
Looking back, there were two clear warning signs that we should have taken more seriously.
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