Talk show legend has died at age 79 just a few months after being diagnosed with pancreatic - one of the most deadly forms of the disease.Pancreatic cancer has been dubbed a 'silent killer' due to how easy it is to overlook the symptoms. While the death rates of many cancers have dramatically decreased over time, the survival rates of pancreatic cancer are still alarmingly high. Part of the problem is that most diagnoses happen after the cancer has already metastasised, or spread. Just 13 per cent of cases are confined to their primary site, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
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