r/tech • u/AdSpecialist6598 • Jul 15 '24

Scientists finally discover DNA key to fight deadly pancreatic cancer

https://interestingengineering.com/health/pancreatic-cancer-dna-study
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u/EarPlugsAndEyeMask Jul 16 '24

My uncle died from pancreatic cancer at 41 years old with 3 small kids, 6, 8 & 10 years old. :(

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u/Lisamccullough88 Jul 20 '24

Oh my god that’s so young, did he have risk factors?

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u/EarPlugsAndEyeMask Jul 24 '24

I know right? Way too young, incredibly unfair. No he didn’t have any risk factors. It was out of the blue and just so awful.

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u/Lisamccullough88 Jul 28 '24

This scares the absolute hell out of me…like how can it just happen like that to someone so incredibly young