The physician must suspect pancreatic cancer in patients older than age 40 years who
present with minimal vague symptoms. The presence of common disorders such as …

There are approximately 27,000 new cases of carcinoma of the pancreas each year and
most afflicted patients will die of the disease. Although smoking is a common denominator …

The debate about what operation to perform for pancreatic cancer will, it is hoped, soon be
ended. Individual philosophies will continue to dominate reason, but whatever one's …

EDITORIAL COMMENT: Cancer of the pancreas has caused increasing concern because of
its frequency in the United States and its lethality. The organ site program, the National …

Background: The National Cancer Database is an electronic registry system sponsored
jointly by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and the American …

Background The incidence of carcinoma of the pancreas is increasing in Western societies
at great cost. Pancreatic resections have been performed for 60 years and there are …

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is increasing in frequency, generally grows without symptoms
until late in its natural history, and presents many discouraging unresolved problems in …

Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease for the patient and presents challenging
diagnostic and management problems for the physician. A range of serologic and radiologic …

Although only 32,000 new cases of adenocarcinoma of the pancreas occur in the United
States each year, it is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in this country. The overall …

In this issue of Current Problems in Surgery, Dr Charles Yeo and Dr John Cameron of the
Department of Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions have written an excellent …