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Pancreatic Cancer

Yana Puckett  1 , Karen Garfield  2
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Pancreatic Cancer

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Excerpt

Pancreatic cancer refers to the carcinoma arising from the pancreatic duct cells, pancreatic ductal carcinoma, and is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. The 5-year survival rate in the United States ranges from 5% to 15%. The overall survival rate is only 6%. Surgical resection is the only current option for a cure, but only 20% of pancreatic cancer is surgically resectable at the time of diagnosis. Close cooperation among various specialties, including surgeons, oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, and radiologists, is extremely important for the chance of survival in patients with resectable disease and borderline resectable disease.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Yana Puckett declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Karen Garfield declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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