Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology
- 1 September 2005
- journal article
- practice guideline
- Published by Harborside Press, LLC in Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
- Vol. 3 (5) , 598
- https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2005.0035
Abstract
In the year 2005, an estimated 31,800 people will die of pancreatic cancer in the United States. This disease is the fourth most common cause of cancer-related death among men in the United States. Its peak incidence occurs in the seventh and eighth decades of life. Although incidence is roughly equal in the two sexes, African Americans appear to have a higher incidence of pancreatic cancer than white Americans. In these NCCN Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma guidelines, only tumors of the exocrine pancreas are discussed; endocrine tumors from the islets of Langerhans and carcinoid tumors are not included. For the most recent version of the guidelines, please visit NCCN.orgKeywords
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