Pancreatic cancer, the most common form of which is pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, responsible for more than 90% of the cases and known for its high aggressiveness, has symptoms that can be confused with other digestive disorders.
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Pancreatic cancer may become the second leading cause of cancer death by 2035. In Portugal, it caused 2,051 deaths in 2024 and overall survival at five years is only 13%, warns the Portuguese Pancreas Club
Pancreatic cancer, the most common form of which is pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, responsible for more than 90% of the cases and known for its high aggressiveness, has symptoms that can be confused with other digestive disorders.
Pancreatic cancer may become the second leading cause of cancer death in Portugal and the world by 2035, the president of the Portuguese Pancreas Club (CPP) today warned about the day of the disease.