Why Alarm Is Easing Over a Rise in Pancreatic Cancer Among the Young

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TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Experts have been concerned by rising rates of pancreatic cancer in young adults, but new research reveals the jump in cases has not been accompanied by any increase in deaths from the disease.

Why? According to the scientists behind the finding, today's more highly sensitive imaging scans may be catching early, nonlethal cases of pancreatic cancer in people under 40 that were simply missed before.

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