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 Grammys 2011: Aretha Franklin's rumored cancer can't keep her from appearing

 The legendary Aretha Franklin hasn't disclosed the ailment that forced her to undergo surgery, though many reports say that she is suffering from pancreatic cancer. Despite her serious illness, however, Franklin recorded a message for the 2011 Grammy Awards Ceremony, where several divas honored her with a medley. You can't keep a true diva down.

Looking much thinner than when we last saw her, Franklin appeared on camera to thank fans and fellow artists for supporting her through her troublesome health problems. Franklin was done up in true superstar fashion - dressed up and red-carpet ready even though she was in her own home.

She seemed energetic and healthy as she thanked fans for their prayers, good wishes, and get-well-soon cards, but she remains mum about her illness. "There are a lot of people who will talk about anything, as long as there is somebody listening," she tells JET Magazine. "But I am not one of those people. That's not Aretha."

More power to her. We wish her only the best.

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Aretha Franklin Pancreatic Cancer: Underwent Surgery Last Week

Thursday, December 9th, 2010 at 12:50 pm , filed under Celebrities, News by George

Aretha Franklin has been struggling with pancreatic cancer and undergone surgery last week. Aretha Franklin is a famous American singer, song writer and pianist.

One of the doctors familiar with the disease has said that it was the most dreaded cancer to get and has worst prognosis of any major human malignancy. He continued that the surgery went well and she is now at a good condition.

After Aretha Franklin’s Pancreatic Cancer surgery, she thanked doctors and said that “superb doctors and nurses who are blessed by all the prayers of the city and country”. The Rev. Jesse Jackson said on Wednesday he visited Aretha Franklin and she was recovering very well from surgery. He added that Franklin takes a daily walks up and down in the large hall of her hospital and “her spirits are high and her faith is strong”. “The Queen of Soul” has cancelled all her concerts and appearances till May 2011.

Meanwhile, the legendry singer had continued a busy schedule of touring till last October. She performed a song at the inauguration of US President Barack Obama’s swearing ceremony in 2009.

 
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Aretha Franklin Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer Treatments Improving Dramatically

ST. LOUIS – News of Aretha Franklin’s pancreatic cancer diagnosis took many by surprise. Overall, the news sheds light on a disease that while one of the deadliest cancers, has remarkable improved mortality rates over the past few years.

“Results for treating pancreatic cancer are improving yearly,” says Steven Strasberg, MD, pancreatic cancer surgeon at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine. “At one time the number of patients getting pancreatic cancer was roughly equal to the number of people who were dying of it, but in the last few years we’ve seen a remarkable improvement in results.”

The reason is advancement in surgery and targeted therapies. The pancreas is a long organ that stretches across the upper abdomen from right to left, and if cancer is confined to the pancreas and hasn’t spread, surgery is the best option. If it has spread to other organs, the first option is chemotherapy.

For years, the Whipple procedure is most identified with pancreatic cancer. The surgery targets cancers in the head of the pancreas. “It’s a big procedure,” says Dr. Strasberg. “The cancer is removed in its entirety along with the duodenum and bile duct.”

Mortality for the procedure has gone from 15 percent twenty-five years ago to about one percent today if done at a high volume center like the Siteman Cancer Center, where approximately around 110 are performed annually.

“It’s highly specialized and it’s best to have it done at an institution that does a lot of them,” he says.

In addition, Dr. Strasberg and his colleagues have developed a new surgical procedure that’s showing great promise. Called radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy (RAMPs), a surgery specifically done to deal with cancer in the body and tail of pancreas. “Survival rates are quite satisfactory and are similar to rates reported for the Whipple procedure,” says Dr. Strasberg.

Dr. Strasberg notes there are two types of pancreatic cancers, one that appears in a part that of the pancreas that creates hormones (which has a much better outlook) and another that appears in the part that creates enzymes (which is more dangerous).

Pancreatic cancer is considered deadly because by the time it is diagnosed, it’s too late. Symptoms of the disease are:

-loss of weight.
-jaundice.
-new onset of diabetes over the age of 50.
-digestive upset.
-change in number of bowel movements a day.

“When it comes to chemotherapy, we’re learning more and more about how to target therapy against cancer,” says Dr. Strasberg. “Up until fairly recently, we were using drugs that target actively growing cells and while it worked it didn’t target the specific cancer.

“Now with targeted therapies, we’re able to shrink the tumor with less collateral damage,” says Dr. Strasberg. “The future of treating pancreatic cancer is bright.”

For more information about pancreatic cancer, visit the Siteman Cancer Center at www.siteman.wustl.edu or call 800-600-3606.
Contact:
Jason Merrill
314-286-0302
jmerrill@bjc.org

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