Genetic diagnosis of pancreatic cancer
β Scribed by Mizumoto, Kazuhiro ;Tanaka, Masao
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 102 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1166
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ONTROVERSY CONTINUES to exist concerning the C diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic carcinoma. Even today there is widespread disagreement as to the best method of establishing a definitive diagnosis. On the one hand, there are those who advocate pancreaticoduodenectomy on clinical grounds without
## Abstract Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in both men and women in the United States. However, it has the poorest prognosis of any major tumor type, with a 5βyr survival rate of approximately 5%. Cigarette smoking, increased body mass index, heavy alcohol consumption