[Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. General characteristics].

Article

[Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. General characteristics].

Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 21 Mar 1998

André T, Balosso J, Louvet C, Gligorov J, Callard P, de Gramont A, Izrael V

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EPIDEMIOLOGY: Pancreatic carcinoma ranks fifth among the leading causes of cancer death in developed countries. Although the incidence of pancreatic cancer is about 10 per 100,000 inhabitants, the five-year overall survival is barely one to 4%. Few risk factors have been identified. Smoking incre...

Topics

Adenocarcinoma
Genes, p53
Genes, ras
Humans
Incidence
Mutation
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Risk Factors
Survival Rate

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