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One of the most common cancers in Europe and North America is that originating in the exocrine pancreas. In Sweden it constitutes 4% of all cancers and approximately 6% of all deaths from cancer. The incidence in Sweden has increased more than 100% during the last 15 years. In the United States today, pancreatic cancer is exceeded only by bronchial, colorectal, and mammary cancer as a cause of death. The increase in number of cases is only higher for bronchial cancer — a similar development can be expected in Sweden and the rest of Western Europe.
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Bengmark, S., Andrén-Sandberg, Å. (1983). Infusion Chemotherapy in Inoperable Pancreatic Carcinoma. In: Schwemmle, K., Aigner, K. (eds) Vascular Perfusion in Cancer Therapy. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 86. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82025-0_2
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