Pancreatic cancer diagnoses surge
Hello all. I’m looking for the doctors/researchers of reddit who may know what could be going on.
I work at a hospital in the oncology ward in the Downtown Fort Worth area of Texas, USA. Over the last 2 months, we have had 6 different female patients be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. 2 of them are already gone just weeks after they were originally diagnosed. This surge is astounding to me, as approximately 67,000 people were assumed to be diagnosed in 2026 in the whole of the United States. To have so many cases pop up in such little time… It’s baffling and heartbreaking.
They have all been women aged from their 50s-70s, and all are being diagnosed at least stage 2. Their only complaints were fatigue and abdominal discomfort.
What’s going on? Does anyone know of any possible causation for these diagnoses? The oncologists in my department are equally baffled and curious. If anyone has any insight as to what’s happening, why it’s happening, or about any research that has begun recently to try and figure it out, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance to anyone who may have insight! Any and all theories are welcome. I’ll update as we see more diagnoses.