title: Treatment for pancreatic cancer.
abstract: Cancer of the pancreas is the fourth most common malignancy-induced cause of death in the United States. For patients with small primary tumors, surgery may produce long-term survival. However, because most patients are not diagnosed early, chemotherapy or radiation therapy may be beneficial. Combined modality therapies are under investigation and may prolong survival.
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Held-Warmkessel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Volpe
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Waldman
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology