Current State of Surgical Management of Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is still associated with a poor prognosis and remains—as the fourth leading cause of cancer related mortality—a therapeutic challenge. Overall long-term survival is about 1–5%, and in only 10–20% of pancreatic cancer patients is potentially curative surgery possible, increasing fiv...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-03-01
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| Series: | Cancers |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/3/1/1253/ |