Although I can't say I'm necessarily a fan of her singing, I am so sorry to hear that Aretha Franklin has been diagnosed with incurable pancreatic cancer. This is the same cancer that took Patrick Swayze and Michael Landon). I hear this is one of the most painful cancers.
In another article I read that there is only a 10 - 15 percent survival rate, but with a person of Franklin's age and weight, the odds are even less. Hey, but you never know. I wish her the best.