Pancreatic cancer - The bigger picture

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Cooperman, AM [1 ]
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[1] Community Hosp Dobbs Ferry, Inst Liver Biliary & Pancreat Surg, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 USA
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10.1016/S0039-6109(05)70143-2
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R61 [外科手术学];
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Pancreatic cancer, for the most part, remains a lethal disease. Diagnostic and surgical advances have increased diagnostic acccuracy and therapeutic safety, but have not improved survival. Multimodality approaches, including chemoradiation and novel biological therapy preceding or following surgery are important components of therapy.
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