Physician attitudes and treatment patterns for pancreatic cancer
Open Access
- 11 February 2011
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in World Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 9 (1) , 21
Abstract
Surgery appears to be an underutilized treatment option for pancreatic cancer. Nihilistic physician attitudes may be partly responsible. The study objectives were to analyze physician attitudes towards this disease and determine treatment patterns and outcomes including rates of surgical referral.Keywords
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