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Epidemiology of pancreatic cancer: an update.
Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2010
Maisonneuve Patrick, Lowenfels Albert B
Abstract excerpt
Pancreatic cancer, although infrequent, has a very poor prognosis, making it one of the 4 or 5 most common causes of cancer mortality in developed countries. Its incidence varies greatly across regions, which suggests that lifestyle factors such as diet, and environmental factors, such as vitamin D exposure, play a role. Because pancreatic cancer is strongly age-dependent, increasing population longevity and...
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