Family’s Story Highlights Urgency of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness in PennsylvaniaAsia Tabb Bio Recent Stories Asia Tabb is the Host and Producer for WITF’s The Spark. Pancreatic cancer is among the deadliest forms of cancer, and Pennsylvania has one of the nation’s highest rates. Dr. Lily Shah, a physician who joined The Spark to discuss the disease, said one of the challenges with pancreatic cancer is that it grows quietly. By that evening, the results showed something was very wrong.”The diagnosis of pancreatic cancer left the Crosby family reeling. “All of the pancreatic cancer charities are wonderful, but what I personally like about the Seena Magowitz Foundation is it’s very patient-focused,” he explained.