Mother gives birth to the 'heaviest girl ever born in the world' weighing FIFTEEN pounds (the same as a 6-month-old) 1  Girl was born at a hospital in India, twice the weight of an average baby.  Surprised her mother Nandini, 19, and medics with her size and weight.
Survival Rates. 1  The five-year survival rate for colon cancer found at the local stage is 90%. 2  The five-year survival rate for colon cancer found at the regional stage is 70%. 3  The five-year survival rate for colon cancer found at the distant stage is 12 %.
Pancreatic cancer is one of the few cancers for which survival has not improved substantially over nearly 40 years. Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers. 91% of pancreatic cancer patients will die within five years of diagnosis â only 9% will survive more than five years.