Pancreatic cancer statistics - Key Facts
Key panreatic cancer incidence, survival and mortality statistics, and the main risk factors can be found here. A table of the latest pancreatic cancer statistics is also available.More detailed pancreas cancer statistics can be found using these links: incidence, survival, mortality, risk factors and symptoms and treatment.
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- Pancreatic cancer is the tenth most common cancer in the UK.
- Around 8,100 people were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2008 in the UK, that’s around 22 people every day.
- Pancreatic cancer is the eleventh most common cancer in men, with around 4,000 new cases diagnosed in 2008 in the UK.
- Around 4,100 women were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the UK in 2008, making it the eighth most common cancer in women.
- More than 8 in 10 cases of pancreatic cancer occur in people aged 60 and over.
- Pancreatic cancer rates for men declined slightly between the late 1970s and mid-1990s, and since then have remained stable.
- Pancreatic cancer rates for women declined between the late 1980s and late 1990s, but since then have gradually increased.
- Worldwide, around 279,000 people were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2008.
Read more in depth UK pancreatic cancer incidence statistics.
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- Overall, pancreatic cancer has a poor prognosis. By the time someone has symptoms, goes to their doctor and is diagnosed, the disease is very often quite advanced.
- The one-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer has more than doubled since the 1970s, however the rate is still low with only around 16-17% of patients surviving their disease.
- Younger pancreatic cancer patients have better survival rates than older patients.
- Around 3% of pancreatic cancer patients survive the disease for five years or more.
Read more in depth pancreatic cancer survival statistics.
- Pancreatic cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer death in the UK.
- About 8,000 people in the UK died from pancreatic cancer in 2009 in the UK, that's around 22 people every day.
- Worldwide, around 266,000 people died from pancreatic cancer in 2008.
Read more in depth UK pancreatic cancer mortality statistics.
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- More than 1 in 4 pancreatic cancers in the UK are caused by smoking.
- People with type I or II diabetes have roughly twice the risk of developing pancreatic cancer.
- Chronic pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) is associated with increased risk of pancreatic cancer.
- Obesity increases the risk of pancreatic cancer.
- Eating processed meat may increase risk of pancreatic cancer.
- People with a family history of pancreatic cancer have a higher risk of developing the disease.
Read more in depth pancreatic cancer risk factors.
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| Pancreatic cancer - UK | Males | Females | Persons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of new cases (UK 2008) | 4,001 | 4,084 | 8,085 |
| Incidence rate per 100,000 population* | 10.5 | 8.2 | 9.3 |
| Number of deaths (UK 2009) | 3,881 | 4,139 | 8,020 |
| Mortality rate per 100,000 population* | 10.0 | 8.0 | 8.9 |
| One-year survival rate (adult patients diagnosed 2004-2006, England) | 16% | 17% | - |
| Five-year survival rate (adult patients diagnosed 2001-2006, England) | 3% | 3% | - |
| Ten-year predicted survival rate (adult patients diagnosed 2007, England and Wales) | - | - | 2.8% |
*age-standardised to the European population
More detailed pancreas cancer statistics can be found using these links: incidence, survival, mortality, risk factors, molecular biology and genetics, symptoms and treatment.
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