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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Main Authors: Jens Werner, Thilo Hackert, Markus W. Büchler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-03-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/3/1/1253/