About this episode
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is perhaps the most famous person to survive pancreatic cancer.美国最高法院法官露丝·巴德·金斯伯格或许是胰腺癌幸存者中最著名的人物了。She's actually done it twice. Ginsburg's cancer was found early, which is rare.她实际上两次战胜了病魔。金斯伯格的癌症发现得很早，这种情况实属罕见。Chemotherapy is one treatment for a pancreatic cancer. But only 9 percent of those who are diagnosed with it are alive five years later.化疗是胰腺癌的一种疗法。但确诊后五年存活率的患者仅有9%。The location of the pancreas makes the cancer difficult to detect. The pancreas is at the back of the abdomen.胰腺的位置使得癌症难以被发现。胰腺位于腹部后方。It's covered by the stomach and the liver. So cancerous tumors or cysts can't be seen or felt.它被胃和肝脏所覆盖。癌性肿瘤或囊肿既看不见也摸不着。And there is one more thing. The cancer doesn't produce any symptoms early on.此外，早期胰腺癌没有任何症状。
