Open AccessPancreatic cancer: State‐of‐the‐art care
Author(s) -
Lillemoe Keith D.,
Yeo Charles J.,
Cameron John L.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/canjclin.50.4.241
Subject(s) - pancreatic cancer , medicine , cancer , disease , intensive care medicine , general surgery
This review focuses on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, staging, and treatment of pancreatic cancer. Although much is needed to improve the still dismal outlook for patients with this disease, significant progress has been made in its surgical and oncologic management. Furthermore, our deepening understanding of the molecular genetics of pancreatic cancer lends hope for the possibility of earlier detection, which would result in substantial improvements in survival.