Effective screening for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer

Abstract Diagnosis of pancreatic cancer (PC) at an early stage with curative surgery should improve long-term patient outcome. At present, improving survival should lie in identifying those cases with high-risk factors or precursor lesions through an effective screening including ultrasonography, so...

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Veröffentlicht in:Baillière's best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology 2015-12, Vol.29 (6), p.929-939
Hauptverfasser: Hanada, Keiji, MD, Okazaki, Akihito, MD, Hirano, Naomichi, MD, Izumi, Yoshihiro, MD, Minami, Tomoyuki, MD, Ikemoto, Juri, MD, Kanemitsu, Kozue, MD, Hino, Fumiaki, MD
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Diagnosis of pancreatic cancer (PC) at an early stage with curative surgery should improve long-term patient outcome. At present, improving survival should lie in identifying those cases with high-risk factors or precursor lesions through an effective screening including ultrasonography, some biological markers, or national familial pancreatic cancer registration. Recently, cases with PC 
ISSN:1521-6918
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DOI:10.1016/j.bpg.2015.09.017