Dr. William Fisher, from the Elkins Pancreas Center at Baylor College of Medicine
Updated: Tuesday, 03 Mar 2009, 9:25 AM CST
Published : Tuesday, 03 Mar 2009, 7:40 AM CST
The U.S economic recession is taking its toll on cancer patients throughout the Houston area.
The economy is especially impacting people with the deadliest form of the disease -- pancreatic cancer.
Dr. William Fisher, from the Elkins Pancreas Center at Baylor College of Medicine , explains why pancreatic cancer is such a complex disease, who is most at risk, how it is treated, and how patients are affected by the recession.