Pancreatic Cancer

Studies from A.C. Lefebvre and colleagues provide new data on pancreatic cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, February 2nd, 2010

"- To assess the trends in incidence, therapeutic modalities and survival of pancreatic cancer between 1978 and 2002 in a well-defined population, as recorded in the Calvados digestive cancer registry database. - All patients Living in Calvados with a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer were registered," investigators in Caen, France report.

"Clinical data and treatment modalities were prospectively recorded. This 25-year database was divided into five 5-year periods. Data were compared using log-rank tests and the Cox model. - A total of 1175 cases of pancreatic cancer (617 men, 558 women) were registered. Its incidence increased with an average annual coefficient of +2.8%...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-02-02)

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