Cachexia Worsens Prognosis in Patients with Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

Introduction Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in Western countries with a poor prognosis (5-year survival rates, 25% in patients after tumor resection with adjuvant treatment; overall, the 5-year survival rate is about 4%; Jemal et al., CA Cancer J Clin, 55:10–30...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of gastrointestinal surgery 2008-07, Vol.12 (7), p.1193-1201
Hauptverfasser:	Bachmann, Jeannine, Heiligensetzer, Mathias, Krakowski-Roosen, Holger, Büchler, Markus W., Friess, Helmut, Martignoni, Marc E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Body Weight Cachexia - epidemiology Cachexia - etiology Cachexia - therapy Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal - complications Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal - pathology Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal - surgery Female Follow-Up Studies Gastroenterology Germany - epidemiology Humans Incidence Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Neoplasm Staging Nutritional Support - methods Pancreas Pancreatectomy - methods Pancreatic cancer Pancreatic Neoplasms - complications Pancreatic Neoplasms - pathology Pancreatic Neoplasms - surgery Postoperative Care - methods Prognosis Retrospective Studies Surgery Survival Rate
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