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==Overview==
==Overview==
'''Pancreatic cancer''' is a [[cancer|malignant tumour]] within the [[pancreas|pancreatic gland]]. Each year about 33,000 individuals in the United States are diagnosed with this condition, and more than 60,000 in Europe
 
==Prognosis==
 
Depending on the extent of the tumor at the time of diagnosis, the prognosis is generally regarded as poor, with few victims still alive five years after diagnosis, and complete [[remission (medicine)|remission]] still extremely rare.<ref name=Ghaneh>{{cite journal |author=Ghaneh P, Costello E, Neoptolemos JP |title=Biology and management of pancreatic cancer |journal=Gut |volume=56 |issue=8 |pages=1134-52 |year=2007 |pmid=17625148 |doi=10.1136/gut.2006.103333}}</ref>
 
==References==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

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Prognosis

Depending on the extent of the tumor at the time of diagnosis, the prognosis is generally regarded as poor, with few victims still alive five years after diagnosis, and complete remission still extremely rare.[1]

References

  1. Ghaneh P, Costello E, Neoptolemos JP (2007). "Biology and management of pancreatic cancer". Gut. 56 (8): 1134–52. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.103333. PMID 17625148.

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