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Key messages on incidence, survival, mortality, risk factors (causes) and a summary table of the statistics for pancreatic cancer are given here.
More comprehensive information and statistics for pancreatic cancer is here: incidence, survival, mortality, risk factors (causes).
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The latest statistics available for pancreatic cancer are; incidence 2010, mortality 2010, and survival 2005-2009. Source years are specified in the statistics table. Find out why these are the latest statistics available.
- Pancreatic cancer is the tenth most common cancer in the UK.
- Around 8,500 people were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2010 in the UK, that’s around 23 people every day.
- Pancreatic cancer is the twelfth most common cancer in men, with around 4,200 new cases diagnosed in 2010 in the UK.
- Around 4,300 women were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the UK in 2010, 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 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 survival rate for pancreatic cancer has more than doubled since the 1970s, however the rate is still low with less than one in five surviving the disease beyond one year after diagnosis.
- Younger pancreatic cancer patients have better survival rates than older patients.
- Around 4% of pancreatic cancer patients survive the disease for five years or more.
Read more in-depth pancreatic cancer survival statistics.
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- Pancreatic cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer death in the UK.
- About 7,900 people in the UK died from pancreatic cancer in 2010, that's around 22 people every day.
- Pancreatic cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer death in men in the UK with around 3,900 deaths in 2010.
- Around 4,000 women in the UK died from pancreatic cancer in 2010, making it the fifth most common cause of cancer death in women.
- Worldwide, more than 266,000 people died from pancreatic cancer in 2008.
Read more in-depth pancreatic cancer mortality statistics.
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- More than 1 in 4 pancreatic cancers in the UK are caused by smoking.
- Using smokeless tobacco increases pancreatic cancer risk.
- 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.
- Being overweight or obese increases the risk of pancreatic cancer, with around 1,000 cases in the UK each year linked to excess bodyweight.
- 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 STATISTICS | Males | Females | Persons | Country | Year3 |
| Number of new cases per year | 4,189 | 4,274 | 8,463 | UK | 2010 |
| Incidence rate per 100,000 population1 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 9.4 | ||
| Number of deaths per year | 3,872 | 4,029 | 7,901 | UK | 2010 |
| Mortality rate per 100,000 population1 | 9.8 | 7.7 | 8.6 | ||
| One-year survival rate2 | 17.4% | 19.1% | 18.2% | England | 2005-2009 |
| Five-year survival rate2 | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.7% | ||
| Ten-year survival rate2 | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.8% | England & Wales | 2007 (predicted) |
1. European age-standardised 2. Adults diagnosed 3. Latest statistics available
More detailed pancreas cancer statistics can be found using these links: incidence, survival, mortality and risk factors.
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