JONATHAN LAPOOK
November 26, 2019
New York — It's estimated that more than 56,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year and nearly 46,000 will die from it. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek are two well-known patients who have fought it.
But a group of patients, who are not celebrities, could help change the future of treatment for others.
Three years ago, Arnold Simon's doctor told him he had "advanced" pancreatic cancer that had spread to his liver.
"I asked what my prognosis was and she said four to six months," Simon said.
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