Pancreatic cancer: A review of epidemiology, trend, and risk factors

• Published in: World journal of gastroenterology : WJG Vol. 27; no. 27; pp. 4298 - 4321
• Main Authors: Hu, Jian-Xiong, Zhao, Cheng-Fei, Chen, Wen-Biao, Liu, Qi-Cai, Li, Qu-Wen, Lin, Yan-Ya, Gao, Feng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 21.07.2021
• Subjects: Review

Despite rapid advances in modern medical technology and significant improvements in survival rates of many cancers, pancreatic cancer is still a highly lethal gastrointestinal cancer with a low 5-year survival rate and difficulty in early detection. At present, the incidence and mortality of pancrea...