The five-year survival rate from pancreatic cancer is only 13 per cent, and one explanation could be late diagnosis.
A consortium of experts has formed to increase survival by improving early detection and screening.
The goal is to increase the 5-year suvival rate to 50 per cent within the next decade.
Guest/s
- Dr Diane Simeone, director of Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health and founder of the PRECEDE Consortium
- Professor Andrew Metz, gastroenterologist and director of the Jreissati Pancreatic Centre at Epworth Hospital
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