Pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic carcinoma is a relatively rare disease, compared to colorectal or breast carcinoma. Therefore, several centers have specialized on this devasting disease. Whilst the biology of the tumor is well investigated, there is hardly any other area of medicine leaving such a disturbing discrepancy between resources spent on research and benefit to the patient. Pancreatic carcinoma represents a neverending challenge to all physicians and disciplines involved covering all aspects of disease: prevention, early diagnostics as well as surgical, endoscopical, medical, radiation and supportive therapy. For long, a comprehensive book solely covering all aspects of pancreatic carcinoma and involving specialists from all disciplines was lacking. This gap is closed by this book, covering epidemiology, molecular and cell biology, pathology, diagnostics and therapy addressing colleagues working in any of the specialities involved, e. g. medicine, gastroenterology, surgery or pathology.