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How serious is stage 2 pancreas cancer?

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Pancreatic Cancer: Pancreatic cancer is very serious and stage 2 is very serious. Please discuss this with your oncologist for most up to date info information in natural history , treatments, expectations, services etc.

Dr Fowler and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 9/2/2013

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Depends: On type of cell, carcinoid tumors had better prognosis , location , periampulary cancers had better prognosis , in general pancreatic cancer is a serious disease.

Dr Encarnacion and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/9/2013

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