Aretha Franklin, the beloved “Queen of Soul,” died Thursday at age 76 from advanced pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine type. Pancreatic cancer is projected to become the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States by 2020. “When you compare it to other cancers, pancreas cancer tends to be a cancer that is not sensitive to the usual chemotherapy medications,” he said. And people who have gene mutations that increase their risk for breast cancer, colon cancer and melanoma are also at higher risk of pancreatic cancer. She recommends that people with symptoms seek professional expertise right away because there are treatment options available for pancreatic cancer.

Source: Huffington Post August 17, 2018 21:45 UTC