Localized adenocarcinoma of the pancreas: the rationale for preoperative chemoradiation
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S. In spite of advancements in surgical treatment, nearly 80% of patients thought to have localized pancreatic cancer die of recurrent or metastatic disease when treated with surgery alone. Therefore, efforts to al...
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2002
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10725/2512 http://dx.doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.7-1-34 |
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