Pancreatic cancer

John C. McAuliffe; John D. Christein

doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-1565-1_36

Pancreatic cancer

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Abstract

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States, and annually, up to 230,000 people worldwide will die of PC. Approximately 43,000 will be diagnosed with PC in the United States this year, making it second only to colorectal cancer in tumors of gastrointestinal origin. The estimated overall 1-year survival rate is only 22 % with less than 5 % survival at 5 years-figures that underscore PC’s aggressive nature and the need for early detection. Surgical resection is the only potentially curative modality; however, even with advances in cross-sectional imaging and endoscopic diagnostics, only 15-20 % of patients will have resectable disease at presentation.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Common Surgical Diseases
Subtitle of host publication	An Algorithmic Approach to Problem Solving, Third Edition
Publisher	Springer New York
Pages	147-149
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781493915651
ISBN (Print)	9781493915644
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1565-1_36
Publication status	Published - Jan 1 2015
Externally published	Yes

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McAuliffe, J. C., & Christein, J. D. (2015). Pancreatic cancer. In Common Surgical Diseases: An Algorithmic Approach to Problem Solving, Third Edition (pp. 147-149). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1565-1_36

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