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		ekianjo on June 13, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: First U.S. use of CRISPR to directly target cancer... main problem with pancreatic cancer is lack of detection. Virtually no symptoms or markers until very late stage.

tyingq on June 13, 2019 [–]

That's true, though the five year survival rate is still pretty dismal (34%) if they find the pancreatic cancer early, when it is still localized.

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/pancreatic-cancer/detection-di...

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