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AROUND 40,000 TO 50,000 PEOPLE DIE EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES FROM PANCREATIC CANCER.

“SOME POWERFUL TREATMENTS HAVE COME ALONG, BUT IT’S NOT BEEN AS IMPACTFUL AS ONE WOULD HOPE BECAUSE IT’S SO LATE,” FISHMAN SAYS. “THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT NOW YOU CAN DETECT EARLY-GRADE DISEASE AND IMPROVE THE SURVIVAL RATE.”

“WHEN YOU CAN PICK THE CANCER UP EARLY, YOU CAN CHANGE THE SURVIVAL CURVE,” FISHMAN EXPLAINS. “OUR FOCUS IS TRYING TO BEND THE CURVE.”