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Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer
New England Journal of Medicine, 1993Pancreatic cancer is the 5th leading cause of death from cancer and the 11th most common cancer in the United States1; each year 24,000 people die of pancreatic cancer in this country. The incidence of pancreatic cancer increased dramatically several decades ago, but it has remained fairly stable over the past 15 years (9.1 per 100,000).
E B, Gold, J L, Cameron
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The Lancet
Pancreatic cancer is frequently a lethal disease with an aggressive tumour biology often presenting with non-specific symptoms. Median survival is approximately 4 months with a 5-year survival of 13%. Surveillance is recommended in individuals with familial pancreatic cancer, specific mutations, and high-risk intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm, as
Thomas F, Stoop +6 more
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Pancreatic cancer is frequently a lethal disease with an aggressive tumour biology often presenting with non-specific symptoms. Median survival is approximately 4 months with a 5-year survival of 13%. Surveillance is recommended in individuals with familial pancreatic cancer, specific mutations, and high-risk intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm, as
Thomas F, Stoop +6 more
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Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer
Digestive Diseases, 2002Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the USA in both sexes. Early diagnosis is difficult and the overall mortality rate is high. Individuals at high risk for pancreatic cancer include smokers, and persons with all forms of chronic alcoholic, metabolic, tropical or hereditary pancreatitis.
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Pancreatic Resection for Pancreatic Cancer
Surgical Clinics of North America, 1989In the majority of patients, pancreatic resection is performed for a proved carcinoma or for a mass in the pancreas with clinical features of carcinoma. Preoperative preparation is similar to that for other cancer operations, and good nutritional status and normal clotting factors are important.
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Obesity, Pancreatitis, and Pancreatic Cancer
Obesity Surgery, 2008The only universally accepted risk factors for the development of pancreatic cancer are a positive family history or a history of smoking. Although the contribution of pancreatitis to pancreatic carcinogenesis has been debated for decades in the epidemiology literature, the actual mechanism is still unclear.
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