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Molecular Signaling Pathways in Pancreatic Cancer

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Pancreatic Cancer

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The pancreas is an extremely intriguing organ that has been the topic of discussion and study since its first description by the Greek anatomist and surgeon Herophilus around 300 BC. It is a retroperitoneal gland involved in various processes of human physiology, including blood glucose homeostasis, and secretion of digestive enzymes. In the context of the field of oncology, cancers of the pancreas can be divided into those of exocrine and those of endocrine lineages. The most common tumor of the pancreas is pancreatic adenocarcinoma, responsible for an estimated 37,680 newly diagnosed cases in 2008 with an associated 34,290 deaths from the disease in the same year (www.cancer.org). These numbers are a staggering example of the poor prognosis associated with this disease.

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Boland, G.M., Thayer, S.P. (2008). Molecular Signaling Pathways in Pancreatic Cancer. In: Lowy, A.M., Leach, S.D., Philip, P.A. (eds) Pancreatic Cancer. M. D. Anderson Solid Tumor Oncology Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-69252-4_11

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