The Treatment of Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: A Practice Guideline

BACKGROUND: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is the fourth most common cause of adult cancer death. About 50% of patients present with metastatic disease, 20% with resectable disease and the remaining 30% of patients are diagnosed with incurable, locally advanced unresectable but nonmetastatic pancreatic c...

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Main Authors: Craig C Earle, Olusegun Agboola, Jean Maroun, Lisa Zuraw, Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative’s Gastrointestinal Cancer Disease Site Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2003-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/410276