los cáncer más importantes.lon, y ahí está el del recto. el tercero en la mujer es el pulmón, luego la cérvix y el útero. en los hombres el pulmón es número uno, y el colon rectal es el número tres y también el páncreas. >> mario: lo importante es que se detecte a tiempo porque puede tener curación. >> se puede curar completamente quitando los pólipos. >> mario: y diferentes tipos de cáncer. >> las fases del cáncer dependen de la profundidad del cáncer que invade a la pared del colon. >> ¿está sujeto al tiempo que padece la enfermedad? >> exactamente. entonces esa persona cuando se encuentra con el pólipo y está recién empezando a invadir a la paredde colon entonces es donde podemos hacer un saneamiento, cuando ya pasó el cáncer a través de la pared si ese cáncer se presenta en los linfáticos alrededor del colon con forma más distante o al hígado en forma de vista metástasis, al hígado, es difícil de curar. >> mario: hay algún segmento de la población que corren mayor riesgo de padecer este problema? >> gente qu

it's the second leading cancer killer after lung cancer. the good news is the emergence of the psa blood test in the late 1980's that has led to great progress in diagnosing and treating the disease. nonetheless, many american men and their doctors are now confused about the disease, confused about who should be tested and when, confused about appropriate treatments if diagnosed. conflicting studies have called into question whether the psa test actually saves lives. and the vast number of new cases every year has led to charges of overdiagnosis and overtreatment. we'll try to cut through some of the confusion by speaking with two leading prostate cancer specialists. but first, more on the complicated picture of diagnosing and treating the disease. - since we last talked, you've retired, right? - mark kleckner's father died of prostate cancer at the age of 60. when mark was diagnosed at 46, he ran into a wall of confusion. - i immediately came to realize there isn't one specific protocol to treat the disease, and i became somewhatfrustr. -

they have a father who had breast cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer. when you see the cancer running in the family, you think that there may be one of these mutations of these genes that you are describing. when a woman gets tested, though, we know that if she's positive, they have a mutation, she has about a five time greater chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer over her lifetime. >> so you start to look at these things in aggregate. first of all, there are more women going to be diagnosed with breast cancer who have no family history, right? >> 85% or so. >> so that means you shouldn't take great solace thinking you don't have family history thinking i don't need to get the screening test or be examined. as far as the breast cancer gene goes, it's not necessarily for everybody, but if you're going to get the test you need to know how to use the information. >> the genetic counseling that goes with that is important. if i tell you have a jangenetic mutation, i have to tell you what to do with that information. most women make decisions based o

this is a very preventable cancer compared to other different cancers like breast cancer, prostate cancer. colon cancer is probably the most preventable cancer. >> thanks so much. thanks for take gooding care of h him as well. thank you for your time. >> thank you for having me here. >> thank you. >>> coming up, true courage, against all the odds these two brothers built one of the most successful programs to fight aids. they did it in iran. they got sent to prison and became a worldwide cause. we'll explain next. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor, i won't go without it for my high cholesterol and my risk of heart attack. why kid myself? diet and exercise weren't lowering my cholesterol enough. now i'm eating healthier, exercising more, taking lipitor. numbers don't lie. my cholesterol's stayed down. lipitor is fda approved to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients who have heart disease or risk factors for heart disease. it's backed by over 19 years of research. [ female announcer ] lipitor is not for everyone, including people with liver problems and women who are n

this is a preventable cancer compared to other cancers, such as breast cancer and prostate cancer. colon cancer is probably the most curable cancer. >> dr. cathy eng, thank you very much. >> thank you so much for having me here. >> thank you. >>> coming up, true courage. against all odds these two brothers built one of the world's most successful programs to fight aids. they did it in iran. it got them sent to prison and it became a worldwide cause. we'll explain. a cnn exclusive. that's next. my name is robin. i'm a wife, i'm a mom... and chantix worked for me. it's a medication i could take and still smoke, while it built up in my system. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which

jaime came to the cancer institute at gb & c and even though she caught her cancer early. she made a major decision to have a double ma mass sec tomorrow my. >> thats with her choice. not every woman makes that choice, but for her, that was the right choice for her. mast -- >> reporter: her doctor said her road to recovery was not easy. filled with multiple surgeries and chemo treatment. >> she had the initial surgery and received chemotherapy. we know with her type of cancer, chemotherapy can substantially lower the risk of the cancer spreading and occurring in other parts of the body. she went through a long course of chemotherapy. she was very strong to get through. >> reporter: the doctor and jaime have formed a strong patient/doctor bond. >> i would come in asking him a dozen questions, wanting to know why. he couldn't answer all of the whys and he wasn't trying to hurt me, he was really my friend. >> dr. dongan followed jaime's cancer >> i'm cancer free. as far as we know. that's always a factor. i feel great, >> reporter: jaime's success is credited to early detecti

october is breast cancer awareness a month. lindsay, what kind of problems are the cancer survivors left to deal with? >> one of the things is a nueropathy in the hands and feet. 70-100 % of patients is tiredness or fatigue. >> what really is important with the exercise? >> so exercise, when you exercise it releases endoor fins and gives you a boost of energy. it's knowing how much and what intensities to do exercise. >> a cancer patient is already dealing with fatigue. wouldn't exercise wear them out? i'm looking for the balance. >> cancer treatment centers of america, we have a program called motion for life. it's exercise and knowing how much. we recommend or try to build our patients up so they can do 20 minutes four to six times a week of lightly to somewhat hard level of exercise. >> when you're looking at a cancer patient for a first time and when they come in for an evaluation, what happens? >> we interview them, ask them about their fatigue level, ask them the if they're having that numbness or tingling. we monitor the

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which is the air, land and water. >> well, there is no abnormal amount of cancer for any of those cancer reporter: an ongoing department study near the fort is based on the maryland cancer registry that began compiling data in 1992. it did find some evidence of slightly higher cancer rates in general for a six year period in the early 2,000. >> compared with the u.s. rate and the maryland rate and this is -- this shows age adjusted rates of all cancers in maryland and in frederick county. >> reporter: but all totaled. >> at the end of the day, none of these appear to be statistically significant evidence of cluster. >> reporter: going back to 1992 statistics only is not good enough for one cancer survivor who attended nearby waverly elementary school. >> they were still burying stuff in the 70s. the cluster i'm aware of growing up here my whole life happened 70s, 80s, maybe even late 60s. i sent out a response to my school mates, i had 23 responses of people in my age group that had cancer all under 40. some of them have died. some are struggling with it now. i've had it twice. >> report

el cÁncer de pÁncreas. >> los expertos dicen que se trata de una de las formas de cÁncer más traicionerason diagnosticadas con tumores malignos. 37.000 mueren a causa de este flagelo. >> la gran mayorÍa de los casos es letal lamentablemente. al aÑo del diagnÓstico, sólo el 20% de los pacientes llegan vivos. >> cÓmo podemos hacer para disminuir las posibilidades de desarrollar esta letal forma de cÁncer? el enemigo nÚmero uno es el cigarrillo. el 30% de los casos de cÁncer de páncreas son causados por el tabaco. el segundo enemigo son ciertos tipos de comida. los expertos aseguran que los hÁbitos alimenticios de los estadounidenses como consumir mucha azÚcar, grasas, embutidos, estÁn altamente asociados con los tumores malignos en el pÁncreas. la diabetes que es tambiÉn muy comÚn y los problemas en la vesÍcula tambiÉn estÁn ligados al cÁncer de páncreas. >> se sabe que la raza negra tiene mÁs propensiÓn a tener este cÁncer de páncreas. aquellos hispanos que tengan herencia de afroamericanos podrÍan tener un poco mayor de riesgo. >> para este. >> vamos a otros temas, fiscales federales en c

for any of the cancer types. >> on-going health department study of cancer cases is based on the maryland cancer registry that began compiling cases in 1992. it did find some evidence of slightly higher cancer rates in general for a six-year period in the early 2000s. >> compared with both the u.s. rate and the maryland rate and this is -- this shows age adjusted rates of all cancers in maryland and in frederick county. >> but all told -- >> at the end of the day, none of these appear to be statistically significant evidence of cluster. >> going back to 1929 statistics only is not good enough for one cancer survivor who attended nearby waverly elementary school. >> if you take into consideration that fort detrick started their experiments in the 40s and was still burying stuff in the 70s, the clustering i'm aware of growing up here definitely happened '70s, '80s, maybe even late '60s. i sent out an e-mail response to my classmates in a five year span, while some are reluctant to give names, i had 23 response of people in my age group that had cancer that went to school in the district tha

millions of girls received the vaccine to prevent hpv and cervical cancer. in a report out today, surprising new research links hpv to the number one killer of women -- cardiovascular disease. >> the risk of cardiovascular disease for women with hpv infection is almost two times higher. >> reporter: dr. quo and his fellow researchers studied nearly 2,500 women in the united states. for women infected with hpv one in 55 are at risk for heart attack or stroke. for those infected with specific cancer-causing strains of hpv, their risk is even higher. the theory is the infection causes inflammation of major arteries in the body, contributing to cardiovascular disease. this seems to be true for women without known risk factors of smoking, obesity, diabetes and family history. according to dr. laurie maska, a cardiac scientist not involved in this study, hpv could be a potential missing link. >> there's been an alarming increase in the rate of heart disease in young women aged 35 to 44 over the last decade that we can't explain. so hpv infection may potentially be

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but they're doing it because of the concerns obviously about cancer. now, it is worth pointing out remembering at this point that ultraviolet light is the real culprit, whether it comes from natural sunlight or from a tanning bed because it is tanning itself that poses the risk. >>> we're going to take a short break. but when we come back, we're going to discuss this controversial new recommendation that men no longer get a psa test for prostate cancer screening. not everyone agrees with this. and a lot of people are confused. even me to some extent. so we're going to get it sorted out. stay with us. vegetables...60 calories. ya' know those jeans look nice. they do? yup. so you were checking me out? yup. [ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less. i'm a dad, coach... and i quit smoking with chantix. knowing that i could smoke during the first week was really important to me. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix reduced my urge to smoke -- and personally that's what i knew i neede

breast cancer is the number 7. cancer killer of women. so the point is -- >> then you have these -- i mean, my grandmother died early because of heart disease. and it is the number 1 killer of women. >> and men. >> and then you also have, i think, competing studies that also -- and they may be controversial obviously but show how effective or how often women really should go get examined and things of that nature. but i do think all of these obviously are very valid points. so these points -- desenseitation. but there is also a case where i think sometimes we just have to use common sense. marketing is a great thing. i think the fact that they marketed this and people are talking about it. any time you can get men to wear mink on national television can be particulary good if the money is being raised to go towards a great cause. >> does 16% of revenue raised going towards cancer research strike you as a fair amount? >> you know, that's not for me to judge. i would think that there probably should be more, obviously. but look. i'm not a n

. >>> breast cancer. specifically why radiation treatment is back in the news tonight after so much back and forth and so many years of medical procedure. >>> and making a difference. a woman and a mother teaching kids in a tough part of town to make something beautiful instead. make something beautiful instead. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. moammar gadhafi is dead. in the end, the man who ran libya for 42 years met a violent end and, like saddam hussein in iraq before him, in the end he was found cowering, was stripped of most of his clothing and what remained of his dignity. the pictures showing his last moments alive -- fair warning -- are disturbing. there are graphic pictures showing him after death. the libyan revolution is now over. it is the middle of the night there but the streets are alive. an explosion of celebration erupted when word went out that gadhafi was dead. it's more change for our world. and we have it all covered here toni

the death of jobs is also shining a light on pancreatic cancer. he has battled the disease since 2004. i've read is live in the studio with more on the rehr, a deadly form of cancer. >> every year in the u.s. 44,000 people are diagnosed with candy -- pancreatic cancer and 37,000 die from the disease. i spoke with the menu is fighting it and beating the odds -- a woman who is fighting the cancer and beating the odds. >> is assistant principal went to the hospital in april of 2003. >> he told me i had pancreatic cancer. i had no knowledge of it. >> doctors told her they were after move at least 80% of her pancreas. >> i called my husband and i was very upset. i cried and cried out. >> the average survival time is only five months. it is extremely difficult to detect early. >> by the time symptoms are noted by the patient, it is to a dance. >> this surgical oncologist at sinai and professor at johns hopkins hospital explain that adele had tumors in your endocrine glands, which is a rare form of the pancreatic cancer. the good news is that people with

into cancer patterns. >> there was no difference we could find between cancer rates around the fort cancer in the county as a whole. >> investigation found no significant increase in a 1 mile radius between 1992 and 2008. they did find 102 cases. only 91 were expected. it 20% difference from the rest of maryland. >> we can not point fingers but there is an elephant in the room we could start with the data we have to read >> they believe the studies to go back further. >> you cannot tell me there are not health-related issues surrounding one of the most toxic sites in america. >> these graphics show locations where the solvents have turned up in the water on property. the fear is they have contaminated the waterway. >> we do not know what happened. there is no way to clean it up. >> the investigation is not over. jennifer says she is taking part in a county investigation. 23 of for schoolmates have contracted cancer. their school is right next to the fort. >>> the d.c. lottery has scheduled meetings throughout the area to explain gambling in the city. the meetings are from october 13

for those with cancer causing strains of hpv, the risk is higher. the theory is the infection causes inflammation of major arteries in the body, contributing to cardiovascular disease. this seems to be true for women without known risk factors of smoking, obesity, diabetes and family history. according to dr. laurie maska, a cardiac scientist not involved in this study, hpv could be a potential missing link. >> there's been an alarming increase in the rate of heart disease in young women aged 35 to 44 over the last decade that we can't explain. so hpv infection may potentially be something that we need to be looking into further. >> so imagine if the vaccine on the market now for hpv could prevent not only cancer but in the future heart disease. that could be a game-changer. right now researchers are talking about, brian, following people long term. people who are vaccinated, people who are not vaccinated and looking at the rates of cancer and heart disease. the centers for disease control will get together and i predict they will suggest this vacci

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one is a vaccine against prostate cancer. one of the scientists had pancreatic cancer, we were just talking about that. a different type though than steve jobs had. he used his own therapy. in a twist, he died three days before the prize announcement. the nobel prize is only supposed to go to living recipients. in his case, they bent the rules. >>> coming up, find out what this woman is doing, what she is experiencing for the very first time. something most of us take for granted. that's next. at bayer, we're re-inventing aspirin for pain relief. with new extra-strength bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles, enters the bloodstream faster and rushes relief to the site of pain. it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. new bayer advanced aspirin. [ guy ] ring, ring. progresso... i love your new loaded potato with bacon. that's what we like to hear. ring, ring. progresso... ...switch our phone service? ...no, i think we're pretty happy with our phones. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup.

a comedy about cancer. i talk with seth rogen and the writer. >>> first i'm outside the courthouse in los angeles where twiers after the stunning death -- two years after the stunning death of michael jackson his doctor is on trial for involuntary manslaughter. conrad murray. he was hired as jackson's private physician to get ready for the big comeback tour. within week the singer was dead. prosecutors say the cause was an overdose of propofol administered by murray. defense lawyers insist the doctor isn't to blame and say that jackson gave himself the fatal dose. >> it was dr. murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr. jackson's death on june 25, 2009. >> michael jackson swallowed up to eight pills on his own without telling his doctor, without permission from his doctor. and when dr. murray gave him the 25 milligrams and dr. murray left the room, michael jackson self-administered a dose, an additional dose of propofol. and it killed him. >> watching the beginning of the trial, you re

in another effort to battle and fight breast cancer making strides against breast cancer. participating in any event. >> the fight against breast cancer. we grant wishes to stage for cancer patients. all across the country, catullus for these beautiful gowns come from. >> from manufacturers, designers, and even individual rights. >> they are donated to? >> yes their donated. we seldom at hugely discounted prices and use that money to grant wishes for terminally ill patients to. >> this was a rich like $1300. our shop = $599 a. >> from here, all the way to here. >> the next is usually a $1100. hear, 600. >> the last one this retells a $2500. and here, if retells for a nearly one half off. >> you have done this last year as a volunteer. can you explain what it is like? >> it is really amazing to be able to help find a dream dress for a new bride. they are gorgeous and a great price and to see somebody get their wish granted is heartwarming. >> l.a. you were there yesterday? elie-- >> it was amazing to see all of the women happy. and donating the money for a great cause. >> t

after the cancer has spread.e sides effects include bleed, blood clots, stroke and heart attack. the fda warns it could affect the ability for women to get pregnant. the drug stops the ovaries from releasing eggs the way it should. >>> we are seeing pink this monthal over the world. october is breast cancer awareness month and tonight we are focusing on awareness and money for research. lynette charles joins you live from northwest baltimore with more on what we will see. >> reporter: yes. you know i am here for a race but it's not for a horse race, it's for the race to help cure breast cancer. as everybody know this is october so its breast cancer awareness month. with that i want to bring in robin and she is the executive director of koehman maryland. this is a beautiful afternoon. we have the opportunity to watch, witness the lighting of the field tonight. we also want to acknowledge the partnership that we have with the maryland jockey club. that will be the third year at the preakness. it's an opportunity to

it's the raw cancer. it's-- it's the cancer without the morphine to cover up the pain. edwina is as much a triumphant breast cancer survivor as anybody else. and we don't-- we don't see that. >> reporter: ryan's new mission-- educate more homeless women about breast cancer, get them tested, get them treated, like edwina sanders, who now calls cynthia ryan her best friend. mark strassmann, cbs news, birmingham, alabama. >> california-base fresh and easy is recalling its bagged washed spinach because of possible listeria contaminations. no illnesses have been reported. the recalled spin itch was sold in stores in california, nevada, and arizona. the southwest coast of australia has had its 30 fatal attack pie a great white shark in less than two months. the later was a 32-year-old american man bitten while diving today near the city of perth. two other men have been killed in the area since early september. coming up, getting help to get out of poverty. one woman's success story. >> we end tonight with the story of a new strategy to help the poor. the latest census report

the ducks are, are where most breast cancers begin. doctors will take a thin cath catheter and creating it to the woman's duck and let's them deliver medicines directly to the tumor cells. >> gets people a way of eliminating breast cancer without the side effects. >> susanna wilkes is part of the study, testing if the delivery system would be safe. she had stage two breast cancer and knew she had a double mastectomy. before her surgery, she volunteered. >> i wanted to do whatever i could to be helpful for people who came after me. >> the results are, are encouraging. it showed no major side effects in people like susanna. it worked to knock out the cancer in animals. >> the change in treatment is not that far away. in the next five to 10 years, you should see it in the clinic. >> dr. richard besser, "abc news," new york. >> two local business owners put their heads together and came up with an idea for an event they are calling dying out for a cause. it's going on tonight. joe anne, over at the pink limo and bill baitman, owners of bil

but they're doing it because of the concerns obviously about cancer. now, it is worth pointing out remembering at this point that ultraviolet light is the real culprit, whether it comes from natural sunlight or from a tanning bed because it is tanning itself that poses the risk. >>> we're going to take a short break. but when we come back, we're going to discuss this controversial new recommendation that men no longer get a psa test for prostate cancer screening. not everyone agrees with this. and a lot of people are confused. even me to some extent. so we're going to get it sorted out. stay with us. had a tree that bore the most rare and magical fruit, which provided for their every financial need. [ thunder rumbling ] [ thunder crashi ] and then, in one blinding blink of an eye, their tree had given its last. but with their raymond james financial advisor, they had prepared for even the unthinkable. ♪ and they danced. see what a raymond james advisor can do for you. i took some steep risks in my teens. i'd never ride without one now. and since my doc

, now the psa test for prostate cancer.influential government task force has issued a controversial new recommendation that healthy men 50 and older should not get their psa checked every year saying the widely used test does more harm than good. >> psa is not very accurate in terms of its ability to differentiate men who have cancer from men who don't have cancer. >> reporter: the task force says routine screening in patients with no symptoms can lead to biopsies, surgery and radiation that may not be needed and which can cause impotence, incontinence, infections even death. but a top prostate cancer specialist says these new guidelines are too extreme. >> it would be a terrible mistake. >> reporter: he says when used properly, the psa blood test can help save lives. he says the tests should be used selectively, based on an individual's risk factors, including age, family history, ethnicity and examination. >> that would give a man a better idea of high risk disease. >> reporter: he says not all prostate cancers that are d

one is a evacuation again prostate cancer. one of the scientists, ralph steinman, had pancreatic cancer. we were just talking about it. a different type than steve jobs had. and he used his own therapy. and in a twist, he died three days before the prize announcement. the nobel is only supposed to go to living recipients. but in his case, they bent the rules. >>> coming up, find out what this woman is doing, what she's experiencing for the very first time. something most of us take for granted. that's next. first week was really important to me. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix reduced my urge to smoke -- and personally that's what i knew i needed. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other m

the only people that got cancer was older people. it wasn't young people at her age. >> reporter: now her family wants other doctors to pay attention to younger patients and hope there's help for those with no health insurance. >> my message to all doctors are you need to listen to your patients and learn the history of the family. >> reporter: they will also be walking in this year's susan g. komen's race for the cure in her name. >> interview: last year was the first year she wasn't with us and i'm gonna be there every year. >> interview: breast cancer has affected the lives of a lot of people and we walk to support those who are struggling with it, who are surviving and still fighting their fight. >> reporter: but they wish they had one more day to say one last thing. >> interview: the only thing i would say to her is that i love her with all my heart and i miss her more than anything this world. >> reporter: correspondence region redmond, abc 2 news. >> her mother along with dozens of other family and friends are gonna walk this

cancers that we looked at overall we didn't see significant differences in most of the cancers that we looked at. >> reporter: the maryland health department explained that it lumped all different types of cancer reports together and saw no significant spike in cancers. the exception is with cases of lymphoma which saw a 20% hike in frederick county. >> it's important to understand we did not see a difference even in lymphoma with the rest of frederick county. what we did see was lymphoma in that area and probably by extension in the rest of the can. as well compared with mayor -- county as well compared with maryland as a whole. >> reporter: jennifer hahn is a cancer survivor and appreciates the study but is convinced the cancer she has fought along with her neighbors is caused by chemical tests conducted at fort detrick. >> i think they did what they could do with the data they used. i think that they're missing the mark. i think that a lot of the cancers -- i don't just think. i know for a fact a lot of the cancers have been 20 years prior to the years they had available to study

diagnosed in april of 2002, his cancer isn't ever going away. >> this cancer really doesn't have a cure the active outdoors man thinks of himself as a "healthy person" who happens to have cancer. an he's been searching for a treatment that won't keep him down. his oncologist told him about a new vaccine. >> this is a nice therapy because rather than being a therapy that bombards the cancer and unfortunately the rest of the body like chemotherapy would do, this one really is using the tools of the patient's own immune system to actually fight and kill the cancer cells. >> the therapy is a three-part process and right now patients only get one shot at it. >> the immune cells are collected, you go to the laboratory where they're activated against a certain protein produced by the cancer cell fused to another protein that helps to activate the immune system. this then activates the immune cells that we've delivered to the laboratory. they're now activated against prostate cancer. we then infuse them back into the patient within a couple of days. >> phil has finished up the third infusion wi

. >> >> there is a record breaking fund-raiser and the fight against breast cancer. more than 7,000 marylanders are making strides against breast cancer. this four mile walk included many survivors >> when i first found out that i had breast cancer, my daughter just went away to college. i was a single parent, we were both devastated. >> reporter: that was 10 years ago, now, valerie is part of the growing fund-raiser for the american cancer society where pink was the color of the day. >> i know people that have lost people to breast cancer. so we really wanted to support. >> reporter: as part of our community commitment. "wjz" is a proud sponsor. >> today, the american cancer society hopes to turn this great awareness into positive action. >> reporter: this year, they raised $500 thousand. >> to make sure we are able to provide programs to people that have been touched, as well as their caregivers and make sure we are investing in research. >> reporter: their goal, create a world with less breast cancer and more birthdays. >> you never know when breast cancer will af

but cancer wouldn't yield to the knife. why? because the people were poor and uninsured and coming in too late for surgery to be the main answer. >> reporter: if you see a breast cancer in a woman early, you can almost always cure it at this point. >> early breast cancer, the earliest stages of breast cancer, are curable, almost to 100%. late breast chanancer, people d from it at nearly 100%. >> reporter: a shocking reality brought home to dee dee at their first meeting when dr. freeman tells her he's struggling to raise $2.5 m a vital pledge of the same amount. >> i will get you your money. >> oh, my god. >> and i'm going to get it for you in the next couple of months. >> oh, my god. oh, god. >> what you have done for this nation -- and the fact that you have to go out there and work to raise $2.5 million is a disgrace. you'll get your $2.5 million, you're going to get a lot more. this is going to be my job. >> thank you. i don't know if i can talk anymore. >> reporter: something else important happened up in harlem. an otherwi

the type of cancer steve jobs battled was extremely rare, affecting just 3% of pancreatic cancer patientsw difficult is it to actually detect this kind of cancer? >> well, the problem with pancreatic cancer is there isn't any good screening test for it. >> reporter: the earliest symptoms are loss of appetite, abdominal pain and then the onset of diabetes. the list of famous face who lost their lives to this disease is long. luciano pavarotti, michael landon, donna reed among them. professor randy pausch shared the physical pain of it with diane sawyer. >> little bit tired, little bit weak. i eventually got yellow skin and itching. >> reporter: hope and living in the moment was the message from the late patrick swayze. >> i've pulled off ten months when most people would have been dead long before now. i can live through this. i can live though that. i can live through the next. just keep throwing it at me. >> reporter: and others have fought to live another day. justice ruth bader ginsburg underwent pancreatic surgery in 2009 and 18 days later, she returned to the supreme court. so, who g