I have to agree with Brian. Steve Jobs didn't have your everyday pancreatic cancer which typically has about a 6 month or less time span between diagnosis and death. His was a very rare form of "islet" pancreatic cancer (between 200 - 1,000 cases a year and is considered very treatable. The doctors familiar with his condition stated he was just "unlucky". I asked with H&N surgeon one time why I survived and why so many don't he also told me -"luck". Back to Steve - he waited 9 months before surgery and that is not considered to be a negative factor in his prognosis. Since the pancreas is so centrally located it makes metastasis very easy, hence the liver transplant. You can bet that he had experimental treatments. Even the NCCN oncology practice guidelines recommend clinical trials whenever possible . Short and untimely death but, in any case, he still survived 7 years. What a ride.