A Systematic Review of the Burden of Pancreatic Cancer in Europe: Real-World Impact on Survival, Quality of Life and Costs

Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 201-211

  Carrato, A ^a   Falcone, A ^b   Ducreux, M ^c   Valle, J W ^d   Parnaby, A ^e   Djazouli, K ^e   Alnwick Allu, K ^f   Hutchings, A ^f   Palaska, C ^f   Parthenaki, I ^f  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^d CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e CELGENE CORPORATION   (United States)

^f Dolon Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease burden; Epidemiology; Pancreatic cancer; Proportional shortfall; Quality of life; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PANCREAS CANCER; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGED; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84938288194     PISSN: 19416628     EISSN: 19416636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12029-015-9724-1     Document Type: Review

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