Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

10/17/2025 | Press release | Archived content

IN THE NEWS: D’Angelo’s Death Highlights Pancreatic Cancer in Black Men

October 17, 2025

Word in Black

R&B singer and musician D'Angelo recently passed away after battling pancreatic cancer. Wasif Saif, M.D., MBBS, medical oncologist, co-leader of the Gastrointestinal and Neuroendocrine Oncology Multidisciplinary Team at Karmanos, explained why there is often a delay in diagnosing pancreatic cancer and who is most at risk for developing this disease.

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