In 2004 it was announced that he had been diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer - a fact that was only revealed after he had failed to treat it through unconventional means.

2004年，公众得知他患上了一种罕见的胰腺癌。他试图通过非常规手段治疗，却失败了。

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Mr Jobs was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2004 and underwent a liver transplant two years ago.

Jobs在2004年被诊断出患有一种罕见的胰腺癌，并且在两年前作了器官移植手术。

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Obesity is known to increase the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, a particularly aggressive type of cancer.

胰腺癌是一种极具威胁性的癌症，目前已知肥胖会增加患胰腺癌的风险。

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The treatment is part of a national study that combines the drug Gemzar, traditionally used for pancreatic cancer, with an experimental drug.

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But Mr. Jobs had what is called a neuroendocrine pancreatic tumor, a type that accounts for fewer than 5% of pancreatic cancers and, experts say, differs substantially from the more common kind.

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Michaela Banck, a pancreatic cancer expert at Mayo Clinic, said there are two reasons to undergo surgery for such a tumor.

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Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease with a five-year survival rate of 5.5%.

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