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Pancreatic Cancer (cont.)

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Author: Timothy Kuo, MD, Fellow, Department of Medical Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine

Editor: Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD

REFERENCES:

Dragovich, Tomislav, et al. "Pancreatic Cancer." Medscape. 20 Feb. 2013.

Mulcahy, Nick. "'Incredibly Promising' Adjuvant Agent for Pancreatic Cancer. Only for Asians?" Medscape News. 24 Jan. 2013. Previous contributing authors and editors: Coauthor(s): George Fisher, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine. Editors: Winston W Tan, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Mayo Medical School; Mary L Windle, Pharm D, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine.com, Inc; Koyamangalath Krishnan, MD, FRCP, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention and Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.


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