Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. New Technology Helps Some Patients Avoid Pancreatic Cancer Carol Pearson WASHINGTON - Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of the disease. It's almost always found when it's too far advanced to cure. It's hard to detect and symptom-free until the late stages. But researchers are beginning to make inroads into this difficult-to-diagnose disease. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has survived pancreatic cancer, not once, but twice. Hers was found early, which is rare. .