November Declared World Pancreatic Cancer Month In Morris County

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — November has been named World Pancreatic Cancer Month In Morris County, thanks to a proclamation from the Morris County Freeholders.

The deadly, hard-to-diagnose form of cancer is expected to kill more than 1,3000 New Jersey residents in 2017. Nov. 16 is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day nationally.

“This is part of a statewide and worldwide initiative to deal with the growing problem of pancreatic cancer, one that effects many residents in our state and many people right here in Morris County,’’ said Freeholder Director Doug Cabana.

The Freeholders shared some facts about pancreatic cancer:

• An estimated 53,670 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed this year with pancreatic
• cancer, one of the deadliest cancers, and 43,090 are expected to die from the disease.
• Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States. It is projected to become the second by 2030.
• Pancreatic cancer is the only major cancer with a five-year relative survival rate in
• the single digits at just seven percent.
• When symptoms of pancreatic cancer present themselves, it is generally in later
• stages, and 71 percent of pancreatic cancer patients die within the first year of their diagnosis, and 93 percent die within five years.
• Approximately 1,300 deaths will occur in New Jersey in 2017, including residents of Morris County.
• Pancreatic cancer is the 7th most common cause of cancer-related deaths in men and women across the world.
• There will be an estimated 420,000 new pancreatic cancer cases diagnosed worldwide in 2020.

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