How many people get pancreatic cancer?

The American Cancer Society's estimates for pancreatic cancer in the United States for 2013 are:

• About 45,220 new cases of pancreatic cancer
• About 38,460 deaths from pancreatic cancer

Rates of pancreatic cancer have been slowly going up over the past 10 years.

The lifetime risk of having pancreatic cancer is about 1 in 78. It is about the same for both men and women. A person’s risk may be changed by certain risk factors (listed in the section, “What are the risk factors for pancreatic cancer?”).