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Fuck-Reddit-Mods69 t1_iqzqs5t wrote

Not many survives that kind of cancer, afaik. Very happy he pulled through

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Stoomba t1_ir0nb1h wrote

Yeah pancreatic cancer is high 90s fatality rate.

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Doortofreeside t1_ir1mtxg wrote

Yup.

Me hearing my mom has pancreatic cancer: "OK. Well at least cancer is a lot more treatable than it used to be"

Me googling pancreatic cancer: Pikachu face

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Stoomba t1_ir2az9x wrote

Damn. I'm sorry.

Well, I don't know if this helps at all, but at least you know the end is probably sooner than later so go do that shit with her she always talked about doing. That's the way I look at it for myself at least.

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RoguePlanet1 t1_ir1dvlj wrote

I'm sure he got some top-shelf treatment that most people can't afford. In any case, I'm VERY happy he's still around!

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Matrozi t1_ir2lwct wrote

Sometimes when bad things happen you may think "it was one in a million".

Sometimes, the 1 in a million occurs for something very good. It's very rare to survive pancreatic cancer, specially when its advanced, but there are some people that actually do. Not enough of course.

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jimicus t1_ir2baxl wrote

The rule of thumb - (I'm told - I have no specialist knowledge) - is that the deeper inside your body the cancer starts, the worse the outlook. You're more likely to be able to spot, say, testicular or skin cancer before it becomes a problem.

Bowel cancer, therefore, has a similar problem. By the time you're showing obvious symptoms. you're often in deep trouble.

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