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Hereditary pancreatic cancer: molecular bases and their application in diagnosis and clinical management: a guideline of the TTD group.
Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico - 1 Aug 2012
Segura P Pérez, Ponce C Guillén, Ramón Y Cajal T, Blanch R Serrano, Aranda E
Abstract excerpt
Pancreatic carcinoma (PC) represents the fourth leading cause of cancer death in Spain with a death rate of 2,400 males and 2,000 females per year. Poor outcome related to its silent nature and the lack of reliable secondary prevention measures translate into advanced-stage diagnosis, 75 % of deaths within the first year of diagnosis and 5-year survival rate of <5 %. Family history was first recognized as a risk...
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