Stoomba t1_ir0nb1h wrote on October 4, 2022 at 2:08 PM

Reply to comment by Fuck-Reddit-Mods69 in ‘I didn’t cry until I knew I was going to live’: Monty Python’s Eric Idle on surviving pancreatic cancer by povlov0987

Yeah pancreatic cancer is high 90s fatality rate.

Doortofreeside t1_ir1mtxg wrote on October 4, 2022 at 5:57 PM

Yup.

Me hearing my mom has pancreatic cancer: "OK. Well at least cancer is a lot more treatable than it used to be"

Me googling pancreatic cancer: Pikachu face

Fuck-Reddit-Mods69 t1_ir23ey2 wrote on October 4, 2022 at 7:40 PM

Sorry to hear that 😢

Stoomba t1_ir2az9x wrote on October 4, 2022 at 8:27 PM

Damn. I'm sorry.

Well, I don't know if this helps at all, but at least you know the end is probably sooner than later so go do that shit with her she always talked about doing. That's the way I look at it for myself at least.

RoguePlanet1 t1_ir1dvlj wrote on October 4, 2022 at 5:01 PM

I'm sure he got some top-shelf treatment that most people can't afford. In any case, I'm VERY happy he's still around!

Stoomba t1_ir1elwl wrote on October 4, 2022 at 5:05 PM

Yeah

Doortofreeside t1_ir1ml3q wrote on October 4, 2022 at 5:56 PM

Even then it's still usually a quick death sentence.

Matrozi t1_ir2lwct wrote on October 4, 2022 at 9:36 PM

Sometimes when bad things happen you may think "it was one in a million".

Sometimes, the 1 in a million occurs for something very good. It's very rare to survive pancreatic cancer, specially when its advanced, but there are some people that actually do. Not enough of course.

jimicus t1_ir2baxl wrote on October 4, 2022 at 8:29 PM

The rule of thumb - (I'm told - I have no specialist knowledge) - is that the deeper inside your body the cancer starts, the worse the outlook. You're more likely to be able to spot, say, testicular or skin cancer before it becomes a problem.

Bowel cancer, therefore, has a similar problem. By the time you're showing obvious symptoms. you're often in deep trouble.