## 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
Genetic susceptibility to cancer
β Scribed by Margaret R. Spitz; Melissa L. Bondy
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 528 KB
- Volume
- 72
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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