Richmond.com: 'High-Tech Health ' for Pancreatic Cancer

"Lung cancer is the leading cause of death due to cancer for both men and women, accounting for 32 percent of male cancer deaths and 25 percent of female cancer deaths in the United States. Only about one-tenth of lung cancer victims survive more than five years after diagnosis.

Colo-rectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States. Breast and prostate cancer are next on the list, followed by pancreatic, stomach, esophageal, ovarian, uterine, cervical, lymphomas, leukemia, liver, brain, kidney, bladder, skin and mouth cancer. Any tissue type is capable of undergoing unregulated cell growth, which is the definition of cancer."