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Key Statistics for Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer accounts for about 3% of all cancers in the United States and about 8% of all cancer deaths.
How common is pancreatic cancer?
The American Cancer Society’s estimates for pancreatic cancer in the United States for 2026 are:
- About 67,530 people (35,190 men and 32,340 women) will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
- About 52,740 people (27,230 men and 25,510 women) will die of pancreatic cancer.
Lifetime risk of pancreatic cancer
The average lifetime risk of pancreatic cancer is about 1 in 56 in men and about 1 in 60 in women. But each person’s chances of getting this cancer can be affected by certain risk factors.
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The American Cancer Society medical and editorial content team
Our team is made up of doctors and oncology certified nurses with deep knowledge of cancer care as well as editors and translators with extensive experience in medical writing.
American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2026. Atlanta: American Cancer Society; 2026. Available at https://www.cancer.org/research/cancer-facts-statistics/all-cancer-facts-figures/2026-cancer-facts-figures.html
Lifetime Risk (Percent) of Being Diagnosed with Cancer by Site and Race/Ethnicity: Both Sexes, 18 SEER Areas, 2013-2015 (Table 1.15) https://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2015/results_merged/topic_lifetime_risk.pdf. Accessed on December 19, 2018.
Noone AM, Howlader N, Krapcho M, Miller D, Brest A, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z, Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2015, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, https://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2015/ based on November 2017 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2018. Accessed on December 19, 2018.
Last Revised: January 13, 2026
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