Gaps and Opportunities in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer.

ABSTRACT: Pancreatic cancer is one of the leading causes off cancer-related deaths globally. In Europe, this type of cancer has the lowest survival rate of all cancers. A majority of patients have unresectable or even metastatic disease. In addition, actual therapeutic options are not curative, and surgical treatment is associated with high post-operative morbidity and a lack of uniform translation of surgical success into long-term survival. Moreover, there is no screening for the general population which is recommended, and the overall poor prognosis in pancreatic cancer is related to late clinical detection. Therefore, early diagnosis and early treatment of pancreatic cancer are particularly critical. In this review, we summarize the most significant gaps and opportunities in the diagnosis and tr

SUBMITTER: Caban M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10705522 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature