Is pancreatic cancer curable?

Yes/no: It's one of the worst cancers and the cure rates are low. It also depends on the stage and location of the tumor. Some early detected cancers with a tumor location away from the duodenum and biliary pathways carry better prognosis than other types. Also, the longer the tumor doesn't give out metastasis, the higher the chance of cure.

Pancreatic cancer: The stated cure rate hovers around 3%. Those are sad statistics. The majority of those 3% had small tumors located near the "head" of the pancreas. The location of the tumor, lots if luck, surgery, and good underlying health are all factors if indeed there will be cures. An occasional patient will claim cure without surgery, but those people were probably misdiagnosed--or extraordinarily lucky.