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To: i-node who wrote (851335)	4/21/2015 1:22:25 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579416

" it should have been clear it was ineffective. " Given 5 year survival rates of 71%, it was pretty effective. Here's a case where surgery is pretty ineffective. While pancreatic cancer survival rates have been improving from decade to decade, the disease is still considered largely incurable. According to the American Cancer Society, for all stages of pancreatic cancer combined, the one-year relative survival rate is 20%, and the five-year rate is 6%. Prognosis of Pancreatic Cancer - Pancreatic Cancer