"Epidemiology, Detection and Management of Pancreatic Cancer"

Pancreatic Cancer Epidemiology, Detection, and Management

PC (pancreatic cancer) is the fourth most common cause of death due to cancer worldwide. The incidence and mortality rates have been increasing year by year worldwide, and this review has analyzed the most recent incidence and mortality data for pancreatic cancer occurrence in China. Several possible risk factors have been discussed here, involving known established risk factors and novel possi...

Epidemiology of pancreatic cancer

Cancer of the pancreas remains one of the deadliest cancer types. Based on the GLOBOCAN 2012 estimates, pancreatic cancer causes more than 331000 deaths per year, ranking as the seventh leading cause of cancer death in both sexes together. Globally, about 338000 people had pancreatic cancer in 2012, making it the 11th most common cancer. The highest incidence and mortality rates of pancreatic c...

Pancreatic Cancer: Epidemiology and Pathology

Ductal Adenocarcinoma Ductal adenocarcinoma is the most common form of pancreatic cancer and accounts for 85%–90% of all pancreatic neoplasms (1). In the United States, more than 32,000 people develop pancreatic adenocarcinoma each year (3,4). There is nearly equal incidence among men and women, with a reported male-to-female ratio of 1.3:1 (3, 5). The World Health Organization has also reporte...

Epidemiology and diagnosis of the pancreatic cancer.

Epidemiology and genetics of pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (and its histological variants), also referred to as pancreatic cancer (PC) comprises 90% of exocrine pancreatic neoplasms [1]. This highly aggressive cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the USA [2]. More than 80% of patients with PC present with advanced disease that is incurable by surgery. Most tumors greater than 5 cm in size show dissemina...