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Pancreatic cancer screening in a prospective cohort of high-risk patients: a comprehensive strategy of imaging and genetics.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Oct 2010
Verna Elizabeth C, Hwang Caroline, Stevens Peter D, Rotterdam Heidrun, Stavropoulos Stavros N, Sy Carolyn D, Prince Martin A, Chung Wendy K, Fine Robert L, Chabot John A, Frucht Harold
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PURPOSE: Pancreatic cancer is a virtually uniformly fatal disease. We aimed to determine if screening to identify curable neoplasms is effective when offered to patients at high risk. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Patients at high risk of pancreatic cancer were prospectively enrolled into a screening prog...
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