%0 Journal Article %A Moshggoo, M. %T CARCINOMA OF THE PANCREAS %J Razi Journal of Medical Sciences %V 4 %N 1 %U http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1813-en.html %R %D 1997 %K 1) Carcinoma of Pancreas 2) Alcohol 3) Nutrition 4) Smoking, %X Carcinoma of the pancreas is a lethal tumor, and majority of patients have a mean life expectancy of about two and a half months with a 5 year survival of 1-2%. Even in small presumed curable cases survival rarely extends beyound 2years. The prevalence of this tumor is higher in males. The known risk factors included: smoking, alcohol, high animal protein and fats in diet, nitrosamines and history of familial pancreatitis. The only effective treatment is surgical resection of tumor, which is possible in small tumors and comprises a very small number of cases. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are not very effective in this type of malignancy. %> http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1813-en.pdf %P 44-50 %& 44 %! %9 Research %L A-10-1-1168 %+ %G eng %@ 2228-7043 %[ 1997