Pancreatic Cancer and Lifestyle Factors
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[Pancreatic cancer and lifestyle factors].
BACKGROUND Pancreatic cancer is a serious cancer with unfavorable prognosis. Due to differences in the incidence of pancreatic cancer in different regions, it is clear that factors associated with lifestyle play an important role in the etiology. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of selected lifestyle factors in relation to pancreatic cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study inc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Klinicka onkologie
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0862-495X,1802-5307
DOI: 10.14735/amko2013257