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Individuals at high-risk for pancreatic cancer development: management options and the role of surgery.
Surgical oncology - 1 Jun 2012
Sakorafas George H, Tsiotos Gregory G, Korkolis Dimitrios, Smyrniotis Vasileios
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Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a highly lethal disease. Despite advances regarding the safety and long-term results of pancreatectomies, early diagnosis remains the only hope for cure. This necessitates the implementation of an intensive screening program (based mainly on modern imaging), which - given the incidence of PC - is not cost effective for the general population. However, this screening program is...
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