# A Drug Cuts Pancreatic Cancer Death Risk by 60%. Who Actually Gets It?

- slug: a-drug-cuts-pancreatic-cancer-death-risk-by-60-who-actually-gets-it
- date: 2026-04-19
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

A new pancreatic cancer drug cuts death risk 60% vs chemo — but the patients most likely to die from the disease are least likely to get it. The access gap is the next challenge.

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