Implications of growth factor alterations in the treatment of pancreatic cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Pancreatic cancer ranks fifth as a cause of cancer-related death in the world with an overall 5-year survival rate of less than 1% and a median survival of less than a year after tumour detection. Most of these patients have already metastases at the time of diag...

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Main Authors: Malfertheiner Peter, Nitsche Barbara, Juhász Márk, Ebert Matthias PA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-01-01
Series:Molecular Cancer
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Online Access:http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/2/1/5