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November 24, 2018

New Treatments for Pancreatic Cancer

On the Mayo Clinic Radio podcast, Dr. Mark Truty, a general surgeon at Mayo Clinic, discusses pancreatic cancer and explains the new treatment protocol that is offering hope. Also on the podcast, Dr. Matthew Callstrom, a radiologist at Mayo Clinic, discusses how tumor ablation can be used to treat solid cancers. And Dr. Landon Trost, a urologist at Mayo Clinic, shares what you need to know about biopsies for prostate cancer.

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Mayo Clinic Radio: Pancreatic Cancer Treatments

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, as it typically spreads rapidly to nearby organs, and it is seldom detected in its early stages. The five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer is just above 8 percent, but new treatment options are improving those numbers.