A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is especially devastating. Survival rates are poor – at just 12%, it has the lowest rate of all major cancers – and treatment options are limited.
Part of the problem is that pancreatic cancer is rarely caught soon enough. Symptoms include fatigue, unexplained weight loss, new onset diabetes, a change in stools, stomach and/or back pain, and loss of appetite, and these can often be put down to other things.
Meanwhile, the pancreas itself, located deep in the abdomen where it quietly helps the body regulate blood sugar and digest food, is a relatively
