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Adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas (ASCP) is a rare entity. Like adenocarcinoma of
the pancreas, overall survival is poor. Characteristics of ASCP include central tumor …

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 incidence of adenocarcinoma of the pancreas has risen steadily over the past 4
decades. Since pancreatic cancer is diagnosed at an advanced stage, and because of the …

EVERY year, 112,000 Americans die of gastrointestinal cancer, and carcinoma of the
pancreas accounts for 22 percent of these deaths. 1 It is a disease with an extremely poor …

Worldwide, there are an estimated 232, 000 new cases of pancreatic cancer annually. In the
United States, it is the fourth leading cause of cancer death, and approximately 30,000 …

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 …

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Pancreatic cancer is currently one of the deadliest of
the solid malignancies. However, surgery to resect neoplasms of the pancreas is safer and …

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma, even when resectable, remains highly lethal. Although surgical
outcomes have improved considerably, median overall survival after surgery and adjuvant …

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 …