BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC ) - The sudden death of Grammy Award–winning singer D’Angelo has reignited national conversations about pancreatic cancer — a disease doctors often refer to as the “silent killer.”

It’s a name earned not because it’s rare, but because it’s stealthy. The symptoms are subtle, easy to mistake for something else, and by the time many people realize something’s wrong - it’s too late.

Dr. Bart Rose, a pancreatic cancer surgeon at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, said that’s exactly what makes this form of cancer so dangerous.

“People don’t know they have it until it’s already spread to other organs or stage four disease,” Rose explained. “It’s really important to look for very subtle signs: changes in your weight, changes in your bowel habits, and even chan

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