September 17, 2008
Patient Voices: Pancreatic Cancer
It is estimated that 5 percent of patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer survive past five years. What is it like to be faced with such statistics? To survive? Here, in their own words, are the experiences of seven men and women. (Join the discussion here. )
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Audio recording by: Jonathan Alcorn, Monica Almeida, Tim Forrest, John Nowak, Josh Ritchie and Brendan Smialowski.
Karen Barrow/The New York Times
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