Pancreatic cancer is a terrifying diagnosis, but advances in research are offering new hope. McLoganTV shares the story of a Long Island man who's living proof:
-- Pancreatic cancer is a terrifying diagnosis, and each year 62,000 Americans get the devastating news. That's 170 people diagnosed every day. "My wife was really responsible for making me get help. Normally, I would just ignore the symptoms," Luis Vargas told McLogan.
Vargas, of New Hyde Park, is a hiker, mountain climber and father of four. His concerned family noticed a year ago his indigestion, weight loss, jaundice and reflux.Pancreatic cancer is largely incurable and very aggressive. The survival rate of five years is 9 percent. "The key is early diagnosis," said Dr. Sandeep Anantha, a surgical oncologist at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute.
Anantha was part of a team that in one year saved Vargas' life. He was able to withstand complicated surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. "A year ago today, I was finishing my first round of chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer," Vargas said on a recent video from atop a mountain.Doctors say 63,000 Americans will be diagnosed this year, and this decade pancreatic cancer will become the second-leading cause of cancer death, after lung cancer."There is hope for pancreatic cancer. We have come a long way," Anantha said."The science has advanced.
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