Pancreas Cancer: A Plea for Multidisciplinary Care
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Pancreas Cancer: A Plea for Multidisciplinary Care
The American Cancer Society reported the trends in five-year survival for pancreas cancer (predominately pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma) in 2010. For the cohorts of patients 1975-1977, 19841986, and 1999-2005 the five-year survival rates are a dismal three percent, three percent, and six percent respectively. This is in stark contrast to overall cancer survivals from all sites for the same ti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Surgery: Current Research
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2161-1076
DOI: 10.4172/2161-1076.1000e104