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Genetic alterations in pancreatic carcinoma.
Molecular cancer - 22 Jan 2003
Schneider Gunter, Schmid Roland M
Abstract excerpt
Cancer of the exocrine pancreas represents the fifth leading cause of cancer death in the Western population with an average survival after diagnosis of 3 to 6 months and a five-year survival rate under 5%. Our understanding of the molecular carcinogenesis has improved in the last few years due to the development of novel molecular biological techniques. Pancreatic cancer is a multi-stage process resulting from...
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