Pancreatic adenocarcinoma

SUMMARY POINTS Pancreatic cancer can present with non-specific symptoms, such as abdominal or back pain, dyspepsia, and unexplained weight loss, as well as the classic presentation of painless jaundice The majority of pancreatic cancer is incurable at presentation Whether or not pancreatic cancer is...

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2012-05, Vol.344 (7857), p.45-50
Main Authors: Bond-Smith, Giles, Banga, Neal, Hammond, Toby M, Imber, Charles J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adenocarcinoma
Adenocarcinoma - diagnosis
Adenocarcinoma - etiology
Adenocarcinoma - therapy
Alcohol
Back pain
Cancer
Cancer therapies
Chemotherapy
CLINICAL REVIEW
Combined Modality Therapy
Computerized axial tomography
Diabetes
Endoscopy
Humans
Jaundice
Lymph nodes
Medical prognosis
Mortality
Neoplasia
Neoplasm Staging
Pancreas
Pancreatectomy
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic diseases
Pancreatic neoplasms
Pancreatic Neoplasms - diagnosis
Pancreatic Neoplasms - etiology
Pancreatic Neoplasms - therapy
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Patient Selection
Patients
Periodontics
Risk Factors
Tumors
Ultrasonography
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Summary:SUMMARY POINTS Pancreatic cancer can present with non-specific symptoms, such as abdominal or back pain, dyspepsia, and unexplained weight loss, as well as the classic presentation of painless jaundice The majority of pancreatic cancer is incurable at presentation Whether or not pancreatic cancer is deemed curable, current surgical, endoscopic, and oncological management regimes can significantly improve quality of life Trials are currently ongoing to improve outcomes in pancreatic cancer
ISSN:0959-8138
1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.e2476