Intraoperative brachytherapy in pancreatic cancer Journal Article
| Authors: | Nori, D.; Hilaris, B. S. |
| Article Title: | Intraoperative brachytherapy in pancreatic cancer |
| Abstract: | There is a recent increased incidence of cancer of the pancreas that is more marked in men. Over 21,000 patients per year develop this disease. It currently ranks as the fourth most common cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States and is the second most common gastrointestinal malignancy (1,2). Because of its inaccessible location in the body, lesions are not diagnosed until they are quite advanced. As a result, survival rates are low, with less than 2% of patients surviving 5 years (1). The death rate from cancer of the pancreas has risen from 10/100,000 in 1940 to 40/100,000 in 1960, to greater than 70/100,000 in the 1980s. © 1988 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted. |
| Keywords: | review; pancreas cancer; combined modality therapy; pancreatic neoplasms; brachytherapy; human |
| Journal Title: | Cancer Investigation |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| ISSN: | 0735-7907 |
| Publisher: | Informa Healthcare |
| Date Published: | 1988-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 695 |
| End Page: | 704 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.3109/07357908809078037 |
| PUBMED: | 3072994 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 6 August 2020 -- Source: Scopus |
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