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SUBMITTER: Tsai HJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6780233 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tsai Hui-Jen HJ Chang Jeffrey S JS
Journal of clinical medicine 20190910 9
Despite the advancement in medical knowledge that has improved the survival rate of many cancers, the survival rate of pancreatic cancer has remained dismal with a five-year survival rate of only 9%. The poor survival of pancreatic cancer emphasizes the urgent need to identify the causes or the risk factors of pancreatic cancer in order to establish effective preventive strategies. This review summarizes the current evidence regarding the environmental (non-genetic, including lifestyle, and clin ...[more]