In October 2003, as the computer world buzzed about what cool new gadget he would introduce next, Apple CEO Steve Jobs-then presiding over the most dramatic corporate turnaround in the history of Silicon Valley-found himself confronting a life-and-death decision. During a routine abdominal scan, doctors had discovered a tumor growing in his pancreas.While a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is often tantamount to a swiftly executed death sentence, a biopsy revealed that Jobs had a rare-and treatable-form of the disease. If the tumor were surgically removed, Jobs' prognosis would be promising: The vast majority of those who underwent the operation survived at least ten years.
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