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Surveillance for neoplasia in the pancreas.
Best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology - 1 Dec 2016
Overbeek Kasper A, Cahen Djuna L, Canto Marcia Irene, Bruno Marco J
Abstract excerpt
Despite its low incidence in the general population, pancreatic cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality. Survival greatly depends on operability, but most patients present with unresectable disease. Therefore, there is great interest in the early detection of pancreatic cancer and its precursor lesions by surveillance. Worldwide, several programs have been initiated for individuals at high...
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