..., and resource utilization. Odds ratios (OR) and means were adjusted for confounders using multivariate regression analysis models. Results: Out of the total 32,324 hospitalizations for SVT, 3,220 (10%) were associated with a GI malignancy, of which hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and pancreatic cancer were...

.... Other symptoms included abdominal pain, weight loss, nausea/vomiting, and ascites in 2%. Forty-eight patients had a positive family history of cancer, 16 of which were pancreatic cancer. With the emergence of new data favoring the neoadjuvant treatment of borderline resectable pancreatic tumors...

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...Mesut Öğrendik Background: Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Chronic pancreatitis is frequently observed in patients with pancreatic cancer, and a significant relationship between orodigestive cancer-related deaths and chronic periodontitis has been...

...Jianwei Zhu; Zhendong Jin Background: Palliative therapy and primarily chemoradiotherapy are the mainstream treatments in patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer (PC). Conventional endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided interventional therapy has emerged...

...Simone Gärtner; Janine Krüger; Ali A. Aghdassi; Antje Steveling; Peter Simon; Markus M. Lerch; Julia Mayerle Background: Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related mortality in both genders. More than 80% of patients suffer from significant weight loss at diagnosis and over...

...Fei Chen; Yang Guo; Liangjing Wang Background: Pancreatic cancer is one of the most devastating diseases without early detection, effective screening biomarkers and therapeutic treatments. In the past decades, genetic studies have indicated various genes related to this malignancy. Summary: Genetic...

...Chunsaier Wang; Jingnan Li Background: Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal cancers worldwide. No effective screening methods exist, and available treatment modalities do not effectively treat the disease. Established risk factors for pancreatic cancer, including smoking, chronic...

... understanding of the molecular characteristics of pancreatic cancer has led to the identification of several potential therapeutic targets. A variety of targeted therapies are currently under clinical evaluation as single agents or in combination with chemotherapy for PDAC. This review highlights the current...

...Xiangyu Kong; Tao Sun; Fanyang Kong; Yiqi Du; Zhaoshen Li Background: Pancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the most lethal diseases with an incidence rate almost equal to the rate of mortality. Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a common chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that affects...

...Kenoki Ohuchida; Takao Ohtsuka; Kazuhiro Mizumoto; Makoto Hashizume; Masao Tanaka Background: Improvement in the prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer, novel effective screening and diagnostic strategies and treatments are needed. Recent advances in the understanding of pancreatic...