The peroxide fraction in fr esh THF produced. by BASF lies well below 1 mg/kg (< 1 ppm). However, due to the natur e of the product, it may rise during transpor t, ï¬lling, reï¬lling, storage and sampling. Properties. Tetrahydrofuran distilled pur e (THF) is a clear, colorless, low-boiling, volatile, polar liquid. It is a cyclic, aliphatic ether with a characteristic. odor reminiscent of acetone.
Pancreatic cancer is one of the few cancers for which survival has not improved substantially over nearly 40 years. Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers. 91% of pancreatic cancer patients will die within five years of diagnosis â only 9% will survive more than five years.
Moreover, chemotherapy is often ineffective at killing pancreatic cancer cells, leaving patients with few options. People with the type of tumor Jobs reportedly had have a better survival rate than most other pancreatic cancer patients: About 42 percent are alive five years after their diagnosis, according to the PCAN.