Add people to this project who have this diagnosis or no specific cancer site (Cancer of Unknown Primary Site). Otherwise please add them to the specific cancer listed (or to both projects).== Project tags: Adenocarcinoma, cause of death, cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, esophageal cancer, colorectal cancer, mucus-secreting glands, ductal carcinoma, carcinoma, Adenocarci...
Pancreatic cancer arises when cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a mass. These cancer cells have the ability to invade other parts of the body. There are a number of types of pancreatic cancer. The most common, pancreatic adenocarcinoma, accounts for about 85% of cases, and the term "pancreatic cancer" is sometimes used to refe...