The American Cancer Society's most recent estimates for pancreatic cancer in the United States are for 2012:
- About 43,920 people (22,090 men and 21,830 women) will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
- About 37,390 people (18,850 men and 18,540 women) will die of pancreatic cancer
Since 2004, rates of pancreatic cancer have increased about 1.5% per year.
The lifetime risk of developing pancreatic cancer is about 1 in 71 (1.41%). This is about the same for men and women. A person's risk may be altered by certain risk factors (listed in the next section).
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