Concerns about inadequate care in the UK have come to the fore yet again, with a review by experts revealing that the country ranks among one of the world's worst countries when it comes to survival for patients suffering from pancreatic cancer!

Calling for earlier diagnosis of the disease as well as better treatment, the review by the charity Pancreatic Cancer UK suggested that even though it is possible to administer potentially life-saving surgery to nearly one-fifth of the pancreatic cancer patients, barely 10 percent of them are currently receiving the procedure.

Further pointing out that a large number of patients with pancreatic cancer symptoms need to see a doctor up to five times to get diagnosed, the review also revealed that pancreatic cancer survival rates in the UK are only about half of what they are in Canada and Australia.

In fact, with only 3 percent of the people suffering from the deadly cancer reportedly alive five years after diagnosis, the review highlighted that pancreatic cancer has the poorest five-year survival rate of any cancer in the UK --- while most patients die within six months of their pancreatic cancer diagnosis, just about 16 percent survive for one year post diagnosis.

With the review underscoring that the UK is among the worst countries at tackling pancreatic cancer, UK's cancer expert Professor Sir Mike Richards said: "We clearly have a long way to go before we can say with confidence that everyone diagnosed with pancreatic cancer has access to the best possible treatment and care available"!