Pancreatic cancer in Israel: The epidemiology, possibilities of prevention, early detection and screening

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 610-613

  Rozen, Paul ^a,e   Liphshitz, Irena ^b   Rosner, Guy ^a   Barchana, Micha ^b,f   Lachter, Jesse ^c   Pel, Sara ^a   Shohat, Tami ^d   Santo, Erwin ^a   Biderman, Y ^g   Meltzer, E ^g   Fireman, Z ^h   Leichtman, G ⁱ   Scapa, E ^j  

^a Tel Aviv Sourasky   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^d Israel Center for Disease Control   (Israel)

^e TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^g KAPLAN HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^h HILLEL YAFFE MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

ⁱ MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^j ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

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Author keywords

Cancer; Consortium; Endoscopic ultrasonography; Genetics; Israel; Pancreas; Prevention; Screening

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISRAEL; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PANCREAS CANCER; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 75449103538     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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