pancreatic
Research Topic
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Research problems linked to this topic
- Pancreatic cancer and cholangiocellular carcinoma are aggressive tumors with high mortality rates and poor treatment options.
- Pancreatic leak is a major cause of morbidity after pancreatectomy.
- Pancreatic cancer is known as one of the most lethal cancers in the world.
- Chronic pancreatitis is a complex disease with many unanswered questions regarding the natural history and therapy.
- Pancreatic cancer remains the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States with a 5-year survival rate of 5%.
- With an estimated 37,000 deaths per year, pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the USA.
- Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) of the pancreas are now a well-recognized category of slowly growing tumors with a remarkably better prognosis, even when malignant, than pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.