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Could pancreatic/stomach cancer be rare?
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Yes: Pancreatic and stomach cancer are not very common and together they are exceedingly rare. Gastric (stomach) cancer incidence as reported by the national cancer institute is 7.7 out of 100, 000. Pancreatic is less common. You can check out www.Cancer.Gov for more information.
Answered 3/30/2014
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